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Is This Real or Spam?

13 years ago

I just got this in an e-mail. The grammer is not perfect so I don't know and I'm afraid to click on the link.

Dear PayPal Member,

We recorded a payment request from "Skype -www.skype.com- Online Number"

to enable the charge of $60.00 on your account.

Because the order was made from an Indian internet address, we put an Exception Payment on

Transaction ID: #4KVB4181P7481062P motivated by our Geographical Tracking System.

THE PAYMENT IS PENDING FOR THE MOMENT.

If you made this transaction or if you just authorize this payment, please ignore or remove this email

message. The transaction will be shown on your monthly statement as "Skype - Online Number".

If you didn't make this payment and would like to decline the $60.00 billing to your card, please follow

the link below to cancel the payment :

Cancel this payment (Transaction ID: #4KVB4181P7481062P)

NOTE: Because email is not a secure form of communication, please do not reply to this email.

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Comments (13)

ruthieg__tx
13 years ago
I would just go to my paypal account and see for myself if anyone has sent you a request.....

Deny the request.......
magic_arizona
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks.

I never use Paypal so didn't realize I could do that.

There was nothing there, so I sent a copy to Paypal just to make sure and deleted the e-mail.
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kacram
13 years ago
DO NOT FOLLOW THE LINK..
I'm sure it's a scam
mariend
13 years ago
Just a thought, when I get something seems like a scan, I will print a copy then do like you did==delete.
sushipup1
13 years ago
Never ever follow a link in any email like that. I hope you went to the PayPal site separately, not thru the link.
Lindsey_CA
13 years ago
"Dear PayPal Member,"

This is a dead giveaway! If PayPal sends you a legitmate message, it will have your name, not "PayPal Member"!!!
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13 years ago
Its spam, forward the message to spoof@paypal.com
sue_va
13 years ago
When in doubt. . .check it out.

Sue

Here is a link that might be useful: Snopes
maryanntx
13 years ago
I got that same email. Delete!
jannie
13 years ago
Sounds like a scam/ spam. I got an email message that there's a package for me being shipped from Spain valued at $250,000 being held in Customs. All I have to do is pay "insurance" on it and it's mine. No, I'm waiting for that three billion from the African widow.
joyfulguy
13 years ago
Jannie,

Three ... Billion??

Boy - you must really rate:

I think that about the highest of several hundred offers that have come to me is about 50 million.

I was thinking a while ago that if I added them all up, that they might come to about a billion ... or is it about a billion as my share?

Imagine how much an 80-year-old would have to spend daily to go through it all, prior to death!

Of course ... one could leave some to loved ones ... charities ... "widows and orphans", etc.

ole joyful
sue36
13 years ago
Never, ever, ever follow a link. Always log into the site separately. This includes anything that involves money transfers or use of personal information (bank, investment accounts, credit cards, PayPal, etc.). They also do this is phone calls. They leave you a message saying Citi Bank (or some other very common card) is calling about your account and you need to call back right away or a hold will be put on. Never call the number they give you, call the number on the back of your card.
caroline94535
13 years ago
If PayPal sends you a message, it's very generic. They ask you to go to their site and log in under your name and password.

If it were me, I'd contact PayPal and send them a copy of your email. They'll sort it out.

I've reported a couple of spammers this way.

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