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Help with possible scam ?
I have no knowledge of this payment but they want me to press a button to cancel it, any thoughts please.
Hello PayPal Client, You sent a payment of 39.00 GBP to Skype (billing@skype.net) If you haven't authorized this charge, press cancel payment and get a full refund. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merchant Skype billing@skype.net 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 Online Number, 3 month subscription 39.00 GBP 1 39.00 GBP Total 39.00 GBP Payment 39.00 GBP Charge will appear on your credit card statement as 'PAYPAL *SKYPEONL' Payment sent to billing@skype.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1498/3517 - Release Date: 03/19/11 ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C2A9A6.201F06D2-- |
re: Help with possible scam ?
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Go directly to www.PAYPAL.com in your web browser and see if there is such a pending charge. Also on the email hover over the button and see what the URL is (should show it on the bottom left of the email program or as a mouseover pop-up) without clicking on it. Is it a true paypal domain? If you click there's a chance that you'll end up at a non-paypal look-alike domain that will ask you for your username/password. Thread title typo corrected |
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Have you logged into your PayPal account and checked whether this payment is listed?
Oops, I must learn how to type faster. :D |
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Thank you for your fast response I have rung Paypal but all I got was a load of automated messages, I have forwarded this e-mail to spoof@paypal.com, any other advice would be gratefully received :)
---------- Post added at 10:43 ---------- Previous post was at 10:30 ---------- Kymmy, when I hover over the "cancel payment" button the address in the left bottom corner is http://www.f****g.tw/newsletter/letter.html ---------- Post added at 10:47 ---------- Previous post was at 10:43 ---------- I have checked my paypal account and this transaction does not show up ! |
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guess you got all bases covered,as previous poster said if you click cancel it will ask for your account details
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Yep, definite scam (I've obfuscated the URL in your post so no-one follows it)
Firefox and IE is reporting it to be a fake site and if you bypass the warning you end up with a fake paypal login screen. As you've reported it to Paypal there's nothing else you can do but delete the post :clap: |
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Glad to see you were on the ball.:tu:
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Paypal knows who you are, your bank knows who you are - so be suspicious of messages that are addressed to 'client' or 'valued customer' instead of 'Dear Banjo'
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Yes and beware of anything purporting to be from a British bank which contains Americanised spelling (e.g. check as opposed to cheque).
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Check on Paypals website and look under transactions should tell you more info! :)
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