PayPal email, BEWARE.

[ScottyCBoy at aol.com]

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In a message dated 6/16/03 3:06:32 PM Central Daylight Time, cobram at juno.com
writes:


> I know alot of us use PayPal.  I'd just like to give everyone a heads up.
> I just received an innocent looking email asking me to "update" my
> personal information, along with a direct link to page that supposedly
> does this.  The web page the link goes to asks for TOO much pers. info.
> I may be too suspicious, but I highly suspect criminal activity.
>
> I have forwarded and the info to PayPal security.  Until I get a
> response, or hear differently, I would highly recommend NOT responding or
> going to any Web pages in any "PayPal" emails requesting your personal
> "update".
>
> My suspicions arise from the use of the word "informations" in the email.
> This seems to be a common error in the Nigerian 419 letters too.
>
> If I hear differently from PayPal security I'll post.
>

Look at the url, if it isn't something.paypal.com don't do it!!! I get these
all the time supposedly from AOL, but the url reads something else!

Scott