Norrie Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 (edited) Hi There, Just a headsup for you guys......Just got this, "seemingly" from Paypal....I've forwarded it to spoof@paypal.co.uk Theres a button to click, which it says will cancel the payment.....DONT DO IT !!!!! Hello PayPal Client, You sent a payment of 40.90 GBP to Mobile Top-up Online (sales@topups247.com) It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merchant Mobile Top-up Online sales@topups247.com Instructions to merchant You haven't entered any instructions. Shipping address - Unconfirmed United Kingdom Postage details The seller hasn’t provided any postage details yet. Description Unit price Qty Amount Topups247 - GBP 10.00 O2 voucher 40.90 GBP 3 40.90 GBP Subtotal 40.90 GBP Total £40.90 GBP Payment £40.90 GBP Charge will appear on your credit card statement as 'PAYPAL *MOBILETOPUP' Payment sent to sales@topups247.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PayPal Email ID PP120 Literally just got this back from paypal... Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By reporting the problem, you've made a difference! Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage. Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to spoof@paypal.com, you help keep yourself and others safe from identity theft. Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your extra effort. Thanks, PayPal Edited November 5, 2010 by Norrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted November 5, 2010 Report Share Posted November 5, 2010 have had a couple like that too, and followed the same route, I'd only trust them as official paypal, if they show up on my e bay page, which they never have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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