[Leica] OT: Paypal scam

[mcintyre at ca.inter.net (mcintyre@ca.inter.net)]

One of the ways to tell is that official emails from PayPal will always 
include your first
and lat name in 
the salutation. If the email starts off "Dear Valued Customer" or some 
similar version
it's bogus.  
Never, never click a link imbedded in an email. 

jm



> Forgive me if this is off-topic, but I just received a very official
> looking email from what appears to be Paypal, informing me that there are
> irregularities in my account, and included a real looking link to click on
> to rectify the problem.
> 
> The email is BOGUS, and if I had actually clicked on the link (which was
> not from paypal at all), it undoubtedly would have asked me to login to my
> account, instantly providing someone with everything they needed to rob me
> blind.
> 
> be careful,
> 
> -dan c.
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