You know it would be nice to think that all people out there are honest and that you don’t have to worry about what you get in your emails BUT………….. this is the real world.
Just got this email yesterday and wanted to share a copy of it with you so that you know this is a fake and DO NOT click on the button in an email like this.
Dear PayPal Member,
This email confirms that you have paid robertoelectronics (roberto211@aol.com) $439.00 USD using PayPal.
This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as “PAYPAL robertoelectronics*”.
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PayPal Shopping Cart Contents
Item Name: Nokia 8800 Brand New
Quantity: 1
Total: $410.00 USD
Cart Subtotal: $410.00 USD
Shipping Charge: $30.00 USD
Cart Total: $440.00 USD
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Shipping Information
Shipping Info: Roberto Iank
540 Catherine Road
New York, NY 10018
United States
Address Status: Unconfirmed
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If you haven’t authorized this charge, click the link below to cancel the payment and get a full refund.
Dispute Transaction
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Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the “Help” link in the footer of any page.
PayPal Email ID PP120
Look pretty real, huh – just wanted to share – if you get anything like this forward it to Paypal – just hit the forward and type in spoof@paypal.com
Hi Nancy
I’d forgotten about this until I read the email you got, but I received a few of these when I first started workin online. Fortunately I thought to do as you did and tell Paypal about it…. They were most awesome and thanked me, explained it was a fraud and to please forward to them any I received so they could investigate. That is great info and I’m glad you thought to share that with everyone. I didn’t think to do that!!
Thank you! I miss writing back and forth but I realize that is what happens when we get busy. I think about you often and hope things continue to get better for you.
Take care and I always have VERY BIG HUGS FOR YOU!!
Your friend,
Carol McCrow
Oh, nice to hear from you as I think about you often also and hope things are going well for you – I do try and stop by when I get a few minutes – this is ALOT of work – what were we thinking lolololol ((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))