Paypal scam

[bangernom1cs]

Hi,

Its well off topic but....

Thought I'd just just let you know about a phishing scam we had sent to us from a firm called.

www.paypa1.com a bit like the way i spell my name on here substituting a number for a letter!

Its very convincing as is the e-mail they sent ,and as most of us use ebay etc I thought it might be worth broadcasting it.

Tony

[steve_earwig]

Thanks for the heads-up

[DaiRees]

Yeah I've had 3 emails recently from sender Pay-PaI (that's a capital i instead of the l). Used to get loads of them so well used to it but haven't had any for ages. Hope they aren't starting up again....

[swiss]

I mostly get emails with subjects like "A huge Phallus 4 U" or "Thrill her with Your massive Weapon"

I once had a fantastic variation on the Nigerian email scam, many years back. Whereas normally you're messaged by the son of a dispossessed president or general, trying to get back his family's money, this one was far more creative.

Apparently Nigeria had launched their first astronaut aboard a US shuttle. However their space program had run out of money and they couldn't afford to bring him back down. After several years in orbit, he'd amassed a huge amount of back pay and if you were willing to contribute to the cost of bringing him back to Earth he'd gladly share his wealth with you ^_^ Just reply with your account number, date of birth, etc etc...

[bangernom1cs]

Look on the bright side,
If the Nigerians sent a taxi to the moon on our scammed money ......It'd be a Peugeot hopefully!

T

[steve_earwig]

Suddenly I seem to be getting loads of viagra etc. junk mail, are they trying to tell me something?

[Welly]

I keep getting Viagra for Women emails

.......at least 2 a day (well that's what they recommended anyway )

[Daveyravey]

I got one the other week for breast enhancement

[darrenwall]

i just had an email supposedly from paypal but last time i checked paypal wasnt spelled with the dots above the A's . here it is for you to read in case you get one soon -


Dear Päypäl Customer,

This e-mail is to inform you of a recent update we have made to oursystems.
To avoid service interruption we require that you confirm
your account as soon as possible. Please click here and take a
moment to confirm your account.
Please follow the following steps:

1.) Click Here to confirm your account.
2.) Your account will be updated in our system and you may continue using

Päypäl services without any interruptions.
Please note: If you fail to update your account, it will be ' flagged' with restricted status.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department.


Thank You for using Päypäl!

[steve_earwig]

I got the same thing, I think, it's got the dots but it came up as gibberish when I opened it. Advice from PayPal.