Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ebay (PayPal's parent) actually prefers you forward the message to spoof@paypal.com (or spoof@ebay.com) so they can at least try to stop them at the source... Being a Mac user you tend not to worry about clicking on links... -----Original Message----- From: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig@summaventures.com> Sent: Jan 24, 2005 11:57 AM To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Palpal scam Dan C wrote: > 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. > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Thanks Dan, I just got one too. I was very suspicious and junked it straight away. Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Peter Dzwig _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information