I just got an email from someone pretending to be Paypal. There was a link with anchor text that read paypal.com/... but the actual link goes to this ip address 70.29.183.131. Is there a way to report this scammer? And, what is the best way to do this?
I think this is what you're looking for: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/general/TopQuestion4-outside
My goodness - I get 20-30 of these a day and have for 3-4 years now. I won't spend the extra time trying to "report" them to PayPal - just ignore it and drive on with the mission!
I used to report eBays to them, but they kept sending my back two emails to let me know it was a scam. Well, NO DUH, that's why I was sending it to you. I quit sending them the emails.
Yeah, I don't think Paypal cares, it's just a PR front, don't waste your time in my opinion as you're not gaining anything.
I get 'em from paypal, ebay and a bunch of banks that i've never had an account with not to mention, the "I need help to claim my inheritence" scams
I think the funniest scams are the fake PayPal emails sent to people that don't even have a PayPal account
these things are so annoying - amazon, ebay, paypal - get them all the time. Like the misspelling on most of the mails - and the shoddy page layout - gives a real feel of authenticity
man, i get a ton of those every week, along with citibank and other companies I never heard of lol just forward the scam email to and delete it.
I get these in my spam folders all the time. I got them once I signed up for www.rewardsgateway.com, or soemthing like that.
Just got one a minute ago that was titled: Notice Of Account Review Necessity. That gave me a good laugh.
in got my first ever about a month ago after many years of hearing about these.. im now getting 3 or so a week between my different email addys funny thing is none are to my real paypal email
People calm down.. That is all very standard and we all gt those emails. But what would be your reaction if you get an email with a correct paypal link, and it redirects you the correct paypal site, and shows correct SSL cretificate information.. but is still a scam? Ever saw that? Well, read about it: http://www.abuzant.com/od/2006-06/paypal-security-flaw-allows-identity-theft.html How to protect yourself? Just type-in www.paypal.com and see what they want, do not follow email links.
Yes I always follow golden rule "Type in www.paypal.com and then read it, if they want something it will there" do not follow a link of emails
Also, if you type "paypal.com" into your browser still check for the padlock symbol to verify that you are on a secure site. Scammers have gone beyond phishing via email and now use malicious code you may have unwittingly downloaded to redirect you, even when you manually enter the correct url. This technique, known as pharming, will take you to a spoof paypal site that will show the correct url in your browser. However, any details you enter on that web page will go straight into the scammers hands.
For me Paypal is is an optimal account online. I haven't received never some email scam from Paypal. Attention to e-gold, many persons have lost moneies in their account.
PayPal often shuts those sites down within hours of people getting those e-mails. I went to one, realized it was a scam and then less than an hour later it was gone. They probably get those e-mails too.