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PayPal can kiss my a**
I quit PayPal over a year ago. Now I am getting these email confirmations that I have purchased hotel reservations thru them. Twice in three days for two diff places.
Can't check PayPal...account sign-in won't work anymore. So I can't tell if there are charges. Called the hotels...both times a guy answered and immediately told me to ignore it. Should I just drop it....or be concerned?
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Unlikely the emails originated from Paypal. Check the address and you'll probably confirm this.
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They have all the photos and details of the reservation. And it says it was done thru Hotels.com.
The sent address is 'support@newreceipt'
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Sounds like a phishing attempt to me. Is there a link anywhere in the email for you to click to confirm or dispute or anything like that? Whatever you do, don't click any links in the email!
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phishing.
hover your pointer over it, and see what the real destination to the link is. don't hate on Paypal. they have never ever reached to me about a purchase I made. it isn't them. (more than likely) does the email address you by name? or is it "dear Paypal user"??
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It addresses me by my email. If I hover over the sent address...it doesn't change.
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Better than me - I used pp like once a year or so to buy something from ebay or a private seller on a forum. Went to go buy something last week and my account is closed. No email, no nothing.
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I haven't clicked on any links...but the message contains a phone number for the hotel.
After a half dozen tries...the guy in post #1 answered.
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First off, check your source for the money to PayPal. Does it tie to your bank account or credit card. If it is a credit card, check to see if there are any charges. If not, it is almost certainly a scam.
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Don't worry about it. I get email like this all the time. You are over reacting
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Have the turtles been using the web lately?
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[QUOTE=Rusty Heap;11334942]Have the turtles been using the web lately?[/QUOTE
I might have to check that out.....I don't trust em.  The hotel is in NC....maybe they're trying to 'Get back home'
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Phishing attempt. I unfortunately get all sorts of e-mails of various types.
Your e-mail account is full Your Bank account/Credit card has been suspended Paypal this Microsoft that Etc. etc. etc.
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^^^ I'm chalking it up to that.
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Could be worse, I get the ones about seeing me watch porn on my video camera and demanding Bitcoin.
My father received one of those. He doesn't have a camera and, barring Devine intervention, couldn't do the acts alluded to in the e-mail...
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I agree with above, 99.999% it's a scammer. You linked a credit card or bank to paypal when you set it up. For peace of mind you could check that account for activity.
Like the others said, NEVER EVER use any link in an Email. Never.
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I don't love paypal either, but sounds like this one is not on them.
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^^^ Dad
Yeah...I'll have to do that, getting info from PayPal won't work...they won't accept my login anymore.
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