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Originally Posted by 31vdriver
Recently received an offer with the payment to be made through Paypal.
Didn't think it looked right, so I've sent a copy off to them. Hope it's legit, but "if it's too good to be true, it probably is"!
The real tip-off came when they requested I send money to the pick-up shipper through Western Union, before Paypal could release the payment made.
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Paypal basically will not email anyone...........
Phishing emails are fake emails that pretend to be from PayPal (but aren't from PayPal) and often send you to fake websites. These emails try to get you to reveal sensitive personal information, such as your Social Security Number, bank or credit card numbers, PIN numbers, or account passwords.
At PayPal, we won't send you an email asking you to give us any of the following:
- your full bank or credit card number
- your debit card PIN number
- your entire driver's license numbers
- a listing of your email addresses
- a listing of your physical (street) addresses
- your full name
- your password (to PayPal or any other account)
- the answers to your security questions
We also won't ask you to view an attachment or install a software update. Only a few of our emails to you - such as for password recovery or to confirm an email address - will ask that you click on hyperlink to complete an action. If you didn't request a password reset or add an email address, scrutinize the email further before proceeding.
In fact, most phishing emails will present you with a situation that tries to provoke you into immediate action - and usually recommends that you click on a link in the same email to dispute a transaction or provide the requested information as soon as possible.
Our emails to you will always address you by the first and last name or the business name you registered with on PayPal. Unsure of what this is? Go to
https://www.paypal.com and log in. You'll be greeted by your first and last name. Emails that address you by "Dear PayPal Member" or other, similar greetings are a sure give away that they aren't real.
I delete "ALL EMAILS" from PayPal........
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