Dorado Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Like I said, Scam warning. I just received an email from "PayPal" stating that they stopped an $87 charge to my account. They included a receipt attached to the email and it was even listed as coming from a trusted sender. I checked the sender's address though and it came back as some other obvious scam site. If you get this email, DO NOT OPEN the attachment. Always check the sender's address. My email service lets me see the message's source and content without actually opening the email itself. I knew something was wrong as there were a few spelling and grammar mistakes that a company like PayPal wouldn't make. Be safe out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Drifter Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 good advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Jack, SASS #77862 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 And I received an email from "Google" that looked darn good that said there were two emails that I "need to open." When I opened the original email, after a bunch of thinking about it, my antivirus went nuts but it did stop it. Should have trusted my first instinct, it could have been worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Thanks Dorado. I am also cautious with emails and notifications. It has backfired on me when I deleted important emails but they were important enough for the sender to resend them with better info in the subject line. No harm done only a delay in some refinance paperwork...you’d think a lending institution employee would have more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 But on a good note, they caught the Nigerian 'Prince"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 38 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said: But on a good note, they caught the Nigerian 'Prince"! That's all fine and good, but what about the 1000's of others???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 One down, many to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Man.. That Nigerian King.....he's.......something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang, SASS #53480 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I had one of those purporting to be from PayPal. I went right to the real PayPal site and the supposed charge was not on my account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddle Up Slim Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I have received several of these messages regarding PayPal. Like Wolfgang the first thing is check your PayPAl account for activity or messages. There never is any problem. I then forward the message to spoof@paypal.com and they deal with it. In general, if I get an email that doesn't look right I just delete it immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingair Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Try to list something on Craigslist Tried it once . . . omg . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I have listed several things on craigslist and never had any problems, except that someone keeps reporting me anytime I post a reloader for sale. I haven't figured out how they find it so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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