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CompleteGibberish
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Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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 Posted: 03/23/07 - 07:14 Post subject: lol. Watch out for the email scams as well.
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As i delete and hash thru some more email, i felt that i had an obligation here. I decided to educate a bit.
A.If you do use an online money service, make sure your email used with it is not used for much of anything else, to be safe.
I saw my wife almost fall prey to the paypal scam and i, more recently, received a runescap scam email, which im sure origionated from a user here since i do not even play Runescape 
here are some images
If you're familiar with Paypal messages, you'll immediately be suspcious about the convenient "if you need to dispute this charge" link on the bottom, as legit Paypal transaction receipts just end with "Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team" and a PayPal Email ID. No small print, no links back to your account, nothing.
Even if you're not familiar with Paypal email receipts, you should always be following the basic rule of Never click on embedded links that lead to log in pages!
Many email programs will also show you on a status bar or as a tooltip or hover box the destination of a given clickable URL too. In Microsoft Entourage, for example, moving the cursor over "Dispute Transaction" shows:
It's a safe bet that Paypal isn't using a Russian site to channel disputes, so if there was any question about authenticity of the message, that should immediately end any worries!
Be careful out there, everyone. There are smart phishers and hackers trying to get our money, bank account info, Paypal login, and much more, every day. And once gotten, it's sometimes impossible to fix or recover things, as I hear about every day with people who have been duped into revealing their Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL or other account information and
passwords.
So, don't be suckered
I usually send a message where the login and password field are. usually a nasty name for them and a password of howdumbru?
Anyway, do not fall prey to petty little simple login scams.
The Runescape Phish originated from an itialian ISP, so be wary
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omegadarkest
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Joined: 01 Feb 2007
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Posted: 03/23/07 - 09:02 Post subject:
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Paypal will never start and email with
"Dear Paypal Member"
Paypal uses your name only
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David West
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Joined: 23 Mar 2007
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Posted: 03/27/07 - 01:37 Post subject:
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wow thanks alot I need to watch out for phishing emails
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CompleteGibberish
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Posted: 03/27/07 - 07:40 Post subject:
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yah,hehe
They are pretty smart hashing out the appearance, but most services refer to you by your USER NAME, not DEAR MEMBER
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magicdutchmen
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Joined: 15 Dec 2006
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Posted: 03/27/07 - 13:13 Post subject:
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Note that ebay links to their website with:
Https which basically is a secured html link.
When you enter the paypal website, you're adress box automatically changes.
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