They Keep sending me email alerts saying I have had unauthorized attempts on my account and want to know the PIN# for my bank account. I don't have a Pay Pal account and I certainly don't feel comfortable putting my PIN # out there for any one to see. The bank doesn't ask for my pin # why should pay pal and how do I know if it's really Pay Pal or not? Does Pay Pal solicit for business this way or is this one of those red flags. I'm a bit confused on this one. Any body know any thing about this one?
I wasn't sure what heading to put this one under!
2006-08-11 09:57:46 · 15 answers · asked by Carolyn T 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
thanks every body. Your answers help immensley.
2006-08-11 10:30:09 · update #1
I get those too, I have a Pay Pal account so I went directly to the Pay Pal account website to get a phone number to call someone. They don't send these e-mails out at all. I think it is a scam to get someone's PIN code.
2006-08-11 10:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a fishing expedition. They are sending this to many people, hoping some of them will click on a link to go to a spoofed web page and enter their username and password to gain access to their bank accounts.
Never click on a link in an email and enter username/password. Always go to the websites you want to using the address bar.
If "paypal" sends you an email about a problem with your account, and you actually had an account. You would go to their website by opening a new web page, putting the address www.paypal.com in the address bar, and then investigate this problem that there may, or may not, be.
2006-08-11 10:02:52 · answer #2 · answered by drizzt_234 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pay Pal Actually will not ask you that either. No this is someone trying to still your information. If you don't havea pay pal account just delete the email or flag it as spam
2006-08-11 10:01:21 · answer #3 · answered by naute_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well .....plss watch me carefully . This technique is called social engineering in the hackers underground. And is used succesfully by hackers to obtain sensitive info/data like usernames / passwords /credit card numbers / PIN nr / etc . There are a lot of ppl who dont check who really is other person before giving out that infos .....and next day somthin bad happen like company server got hacked .....or all money from persnal credit card dissapear misteriously. So all I wanna ask ya is NEVER ....i mean NEVER give that kinnda info on phone/email.
If you wanna know more.....
Feel free to contact me on yahoo messenger for more details.
2006-08-11 10:08:55 · answer #4 · answered by PC Doctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not legitimate. It is not, it is not, it is not.
Plain and simple, it is a scam and you should never respond to ANY request for your pin #.
Even if you DID have a Pay Pal account, they would have all the account information, and needn't ask you for it.
SCAM. SCAM. SCAM. SCAM.
I am repeating it because it needs to be made clear.
Don't respond in any way. Don't even respond to them to complain. Just don't.
2006-08-11 10:16:18 · answer #5 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-04 09:36:03 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called Phishing, and are fake spoof emails.
No reputable firm will ever send you an email asking you to log in and change ur pin or ask for any details at all.
Allways ignore these emails from whoever sends them to you
2006-08-11 10:10:36 · answer #7 · answered by onename 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably isn't paypal who is emailing you. You were right not to give out the pin number. It sounds like someone who is trying to scam you. Paypal doesn't solicit business that way.
2006-08-11 10:01:41 · answer #8 · answered by moma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well something like that happened to me. Block buster online sent me a thing saying stuff and asking me for a pin i called blockbuster and they said we dont have an account. It is some one trying to scam you. Call paypal and ask about it to.
2006-08-11 10:04:55 · answer #9 · answered by smetremont 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont be stupid enough to give your pin to anybody. i have a pay pal account and when i log in it only askes for my e-mail address and my password.
2006-08-11 10:01:45 · answer #10 · answered by joejoeyjbgd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋