Dear X
You've still got cash!
On Jul. 18, 2006 you received $34.15 USD from X .After you sign up for a PayPal account you will not only have access to the money sent by X X X (a Chinese name), you can also use your account in the following ways:
- Send Money to anyone with an email address
- Pay for over 3,000,000 eBay auctions
- Shop at more than 30,000 websites that accept PayPal
- Pay for gas or dinner with your PayPal Debit Card
Or you can just withdraw your money directly to your bank account.
With all the ways for you to use PayPal, claim your funds today by clicking on the link below:
https://www.paypal.com/us/links/uni
Note: If you do not claim your money by Aug. 17, 2006, this payment will be automatically cancelled and the money will be returned to X's account. In addition, X has the option to cancel this payment at any time until you have claimed.
*****Then it says don't reply to this e-mail this address is not monitored.
2006-07-21 14:20:36 · 5 answers · asked by tagi_65 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Talk about embarrassment. Somehow this payment got sent to an old e-mail address of mine that I deleted a few days ago. Just to double check, I re-added it to my account, and sure enough, there was the payment. Doh! Thanks to all, though.
2006-07-21 14:37:39 · update #1
If you have money in your PP account, it will tell you when you sign into it.
NEVER click on a link that "leads" to PP... always type in httpS://paypal.com. The "S" means it is a secure site.
Most of these emails are phishing for your info. We got scammed about a year or so ago from one, and had to change his bank card.
As far as claiming money? Sometimes you do, but always check by signing in securely. To protect yourself from scams, and any kind of virus (sometime hidden on a page that you are prompted to follow with a link).
2006-07-21 14:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by Rhaneieve 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is most defonitly a scam and you should forward the e-mail to;spoofl@paypal.com...
This is copied from paypal's help section:
What should I do if I receive a fake email?
If you think you have received a fraudulent email, forward the entire email to spoof@paypal.com and then delete it from your email account.
If you already replied to a fake email with your personal information, please Contact Us right away. You may also want to contact your financial institution to alert them of possible suspicious activity.
2006-07-21 14:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by reddemonwi55 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is most likely a scam, never click on a link from an email to goto a financial site, always type it in yourself using www.domain.com
2006-07-21 14:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by LavishFashion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not open their link...but instead open up paypal.com on another page. Use the email address they sent the email to and see what paypal says.
You can send the letter sent to you to "spoof@paypal.com" and they will notify you if they sent it or not!!
2006-07-21 14:28:18 · answer #4 · answered by Gothic Martha™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam
2006-07-21 14:23:39 · answer #5 · answered by Paris Hilton 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋