Alert - Paypal Credit Card Transaction Scam
You may have received the following email telling you that you have been charged for a product you didn't purchase. If so you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a "Phishing" scam. Following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. The link takes you to a 'spoofed' of fake copy of the real PayPal login page. Any information you type on this screen will go directly to the fraudsters, not PayPal.
You can view a screen shot of the fake website here.
For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews are review the article entitled "Don't get hooked by a phisher."
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>Click here to view a copy of the original email.
Following is the text of the Scam email:
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[PayPal Logo]
This email confirms that you have paid Debbie's RC World, Inc.
(eric@debbiesrcworld.com) $175 USD Using PayPal.
This credi card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL *Debbie's RC World"
PayPal Shopping Cart Contents
Item Name: Sportwerks(TM) Raven ST RTR Electric Truck
Quantity: 1
Total: $175.00 USD
Shipping Charge: $0.00 USD
Cart Total: $175.00
Shipping Information
Address Status: Unconfirmed
With PayPal, you are protected against unauthorized payments sent from your account. This payment will not appear in your PayPal account untill we verify this transaction. If you have not authorized this charge and believe you might have received this message in error, please click the link below to cancel the payment and get a full refund.
Dispute Transaction
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
Please do not rply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.
PayPal Email ID PP120
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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already clicked on the link you may have unknowingly downloaded a harmful PC virus. You should immediately run a full virus scan to check for spyware or anyother malware.
If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download from Office Depot.
For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of a phishing email visit SecurePCNews or subscribe to the SecurePCNews.com Newsletter.
You can view a screen shot of the fake website here.
For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews are review the article entitled "Don't get hooked by a phisher."
Don't be left in the dark about internet scams like phishing. Subscribe to the SecurePCNews.com Newsletter today!
>Click here to view a copy of the original email.
Following is the text of the Scam email:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
[PayPal Logo]
This email confirms that you have paid Debbie's RC World, Inc.
(eric@debbiesrcworld.com) $175 USD Using PayPal.
This credi card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL *Debbie's RC World"
PayPal Shopping Cart Contents
Item Name: Sportwerks(TM) Raven ST RTR Electric Truck
Quantity: 1
Total: $175.00 USD
Shipping Charge: $0.00 USD
Cart Total: $175.00
Shipping Information
Address Status: Unconfirmed
With PayPal, you are protected against unauthorized payments sent from your account. This payment will not appear in your PayPal account untill we verify this transaction. If you have not authorized this charge and believe you might have received this message in error, please click the link below to cancel the payment and get a full refund.
Dispute Transaction
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
Please do not rply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.
PayPal Email ID PP120
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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already clicked on the link you may have unknowingly downloaded a harmful PC virus. You should immediately run a full virus scan to check for spyware or anyother malware.
If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download from Office Depot.
For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of a phishing email visit SecurePCNews or subscribe to the SecurePCNews.com Newsletter.
Labels: credit card fraud, dispute credit card transaction, email scam, fake email, paypal email, phishing
posted by Aubrey Jones @ Monday, November 26, 2007
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