New paypal phishing scam

Poststructural Pub
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Just thought I’d share this one as it’s one I hadn’t seen before.

Dear Elizabeth Walsh,

Thank you for contacting PayPal. (Which I didn’t)

To fulfill your name change request, we need additional information. Please provide the following documentation:

  1. A copy of your marriage License/certificate. (I haven’t gotten married or changed my name recently)

Note: For security reasons, do not send the original documents. A photocopy is sufficient. (Gee, I’m glad they are so concerned about my security)

To assist you more efficiently, please include a cover letter with the primary email address, current name, address, and telephone number listed on the PayPal account. In addition, please include the reason for the name change and the new name being requested. Fax or mail the requested documentation to: (They don’t ask for much, do they?)

PayPal, Inc.
Attn: PayPal Name Change
P.O. Box 45950
Omaha, NE 68145-5950

Fax: (402) 537-5732, Attn: PayPal Name Change If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,
Chinelo
PayPal Account Review Department
PayPal, an eBay Company

2

Golly, who would go to all that trouble? Maybe it is a real thing from PayPal and they just made a mistake. A scammer wouldn’t get far asking for all that stuff it doesn’t seem like. Very strange! Thanks for the warning.

3

Cynth,
Your innocence in these matters is only matched by your faith in the goodness in people.
Would that everybody were so innocent and trusting.

The Scammers would have a field day!

Slan,
D. :wink:

4

Some of these phishing scams are so funny as to not be believed. Others look REALLY good.
If you have a PayPal acct and you get one of these that looks real, go to the REAL PayPal site directly and sign in to your own account. If the info is real, it will be there. Ditto for eBay, Amazon, etc. NEVER click on the links in such e-mails.

5

Forward PayPal phishing emails to spoof@paypal.com

Forward eBay phishing emails to spoof@ebay.com

Best wishes,
Jerry

6

I did forward this one to the spoof email at paypal - they confirmed it was a scam.

7

Yep.

I have 9 versions of that in my hotmail junk mail folder!!

Boo to spammers and scammers! :angry:

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For reasons such as this, I don’t have Paypal. I have used eBay seldomly. With online shopping, if I can buy it with a check/MO, I will. Now I’m not dissing these services. I have friends who say that Paypal is a godsend, and there are some really interesting things on eBay, but I’m set with a Walmart down the road. :party: