PayPal Scam, Beware

**BondJmsBond** · February 23rd, 2022, 03:53 PM

This one almost got me:

I make payments on Paypal, and I receive reports from Paypal support often.

I mindlessly clicked on "Login to Paypal", and thank God this is what I saw:

If it had been in English I may well have entered my info. Holy Frick.

I logged in separately to Paypal, and all is fine.

NEVER log in from an emailed link, that's elementary.

I was stupid, just for a second, and it almost cost me big time.

**Gruenspecht** · February 23rd, 2022, 04:58 PM

Another safety precaution is to use a two step verification, one being your e-mail address and password the other by receiving a code via sms to login on your Paypal-account. I only use bookmarked websites to login on an account, never in e-mails, messages or a search result from a search engine website. Also before opening an e-mail you first could look to the source of that e-mail, this gives you the opportunity to see what the e-mail contains without actually opening it.

**cicciobuki** · February 23rd, 2022, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BondJmsBond

This one almost got me:

I make payments on Paypal, and I receive reports from Paypal support often.

I mindlessly clicked on "Login to Paypal", and thank God this is what I saw:

If it had been in English I may well have entered my info. Holy Frick.

I logged in separately to Paypal, and all is fine.

NEVER log in from an emailed link, that's elementary.

I was stupid, just for a second, and it almost cost me big time.

yeah it's that second of inattention and a reflex click they count on...

The typo in "trasaction" in the 1st screenie is also a giveaway that something is fishy.

**LadyLuck** · February 23rd, 2022, 08:40 PM

That painfully long email address full of gibberish and not mentioning Paypal anywhere within it was the first huge red flag.

**BondJmsBond** · February 24th, 2022, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadyLuck

That painfully long email address full of gibberish and not mentioning Paypal anywhere within it was the first huge red flag.

Yes, I normally would have seen that right off, but I had a truly terrible day and my attention was not what it should be.

**Schenker76** · March 30th, 2022, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gruenspecht

Another safety precaution is to use a two step verification, one being your e-mail address and password the other by receiving a code via sms to login on your Paypal-account. I only use bookmarked websites to login on an account, never in e-mails, messages or a search result from a search engine website. Also before opening an e-mail you first could look to the source of that e-mail, this gives you the opportunity to see what the e-mail contains without actually opening it.

A remark about setting up Paypal two step verification. I have enabled it since 2018 or so, I receive a code by text message for every login or payment, but it can't be disabled anymore. I wanted to disabled it for specific reasons (faster payments in auctions) but I couldn't find the option in my account, so I contacted Paypal helpdesk, they also were unable to remove the two step verification and even told me it was obligatory. Just so you know.

**karloschaos** · March 30th, 2022, 08:30 PM

Been getting them for about 3 months now & yeah, the giveaway is the senders e-mail address.

**Scott T** · March 30th, 2022, 08:59 PM

I had that email twice a month or so ago and reported it by forwarding the email to

Code:

spoof@paypal.com

February 23rd, 2022, 03:53 PM	#1
BondJmsBond Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,059 Thanks: 28,076 Thanked 27,278 Times in 3,004 Posts	PayPal Scam, Beware This one almost got me: I make payments on Paypal, and I receive reports from Paypal support often. I mindlessly clicked on "Login to Paypal", and thank God this is what I saw: If it had been in English I may well have entered my info. Holy Frick. I logged in separately to Paypal, and all is fine. NEVER log in from an emailed link, that's elementary. I was stupid, just for a second, and it almost cost me big time.

February 23rd, 2022, 04:58 PM	#2
Gruenspecht ♥♥♥ Lara ♥♥♥ Join Date: May 2021 Location: ◄ NL ► Posts: 1,826 Thanks: 23,817 Thanked 39,952 Times in 1,835 Posts	Another safety precaution is to use a two step verification, one being your e-mail address and password the other by receiving a code via sms to login on your Paypal-account. I only use bookmarked websites to login on an account, never in e-mails, messages or a search result from a search engine website. Also before opening an e-mail you first could look to the source of that e-mail, this gives you the opportunity to see what the e-mail contains without actually opening it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

March 30th, 2022, 08:59 PM	#8
Scott T Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: UK Posts: 4,365 Thanks: 38,453 Thanked 72,046 Times in 4,352 Posts	I had that email twice a month or so ago and reported it by forwarding the email to Code: spoof@paypal.com __________________ Everything that I upload to VEF is archived so please message me if my posts have any dead content, including thumbnails. All scans are from my own magazines purchased new, plus a few second hand ones purchased early on.

February 23rd, 2022, 08:40 PM	#4
LadyLuck Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,057 Thanks: 136 Thanked 10,477 Times in 1,247 Posts	That painfully long email address full of gibberish and not mentioning Paypal anywhere within it was the first huge red flag.

March 30th, 2022, 08:30 PM	#7
karloschaos Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 748 Thanks: 7,982 Thanked 8,832 Times in 687 Posts	Been getting them for about 3 months now & yeah, the giveaway is the senders e-mail address.