[Shotimes] OT Paypal Scam??

[Steve Weinrich]

See http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/paypal.asp for a discussion of this
scam.

Steve W



----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Murray" <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com>
To: "SHOTimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:35 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] OT Paypal Scam??


> I know this is very OT, but I also know that a lot of people on the list
> use PayPal.  Ive received 3 emails in the past 2 weeks supposedly from
> PayPal telling me that Ive been inactive and they are trying to make
> sure that my account doesnt get cancelled because of it.  The email
> looks just like other PayPal emails with the entire thing being HTML
> with the PayPal letter head and the small print at the bottom with links
> that go to the PayPal webpages.  The fields in the email ask for email
> address and password, mailing address, credit card number, exp. Date,
> and ATM PIN.  It even says at the bottom that the email will be sent
> using 128-bit encryption.  Ive receive 2 of the same emails and one
> that was slightly different, it didnt ask for the ATM PIN.  I also have
> 2 email accounts listed with paypal, but Ive only been receiving these
> emails with one of them, which was one of the ways I first figured it
> was a scam.  If anyone gets these emails, report them to PayPal.  Does
> anyone know of any official websites where a complaint or something of
> the like can be filed?  Im sure there are going to be a lot of people
> that fall for this scam.
>
> Bill Murray
>
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