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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Quote:
Originally posted by widebody911
It's legit:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/paypal.asp
********It is not legit it's a FRAUD.***********
I just got an email back from paypal after I reported the suspicious email. Their response is as follows.

Thank you for bringing this suspicious email to our attention. We can
confirm that the email you received was not sent to you by PayPal. The
website linked to this email is not a registered URL authorized or used by
PayPal. We are currently investigating this incident fully. Please do not
enter any personal or financial information into this website.

If you have surrendered any personal or financial information to this
fraudulent website, you should immediately log into your PayPal Account and
change your password and secret question and answer information. Any
compromised financial information should be reported to the appropriate
parties.

If you notice any unauthorized activity associated with your PayPal
transaction history, please immediately report this to PayPal by following
the instructions below:

1. Go to https://www.paypal.com/



2. Click on the Security Center at the bottom of the page



3. Click on 'Report a Problem'



4. Select the Topic: Report Fraud



5. Select the Subtopic: Unauthorized use of my PayPal Account



6. Enter your question in the 'Summarize your question in one
sentence' box



7. Click Continue



8. Follow the instructions to access the appropriate form

We are continually improving our customer service to accommodate members'
needs and can be contacted via secure webform at
https://www.paypal.com/wf/f=default.

If you are unable to log in to your account, please contact us using the
webform at https://www.paypal.com/ewf/f=default.

This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement,
either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited. PayPal(Europe) Limited is
authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK as
an electronic money institution.

Last edited by speedracer; 07-30-2004 at 07:37 PM..
Old 07-30-2004, 07:31 PM
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