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Re: WARNING: Paypal fraud!
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Sun, 23 Oct 2005 03:01:14 GMT
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Geoffrey Hyde <gdothyde@bigponddo+NoSpam+tnetdotau>
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I usually run it through spamcop if I'm not sure, although it is so easy to
spot the fakes that it's hardly more than a verification that the email is
indeed fraudulent.
--
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
"Mr L F Braun" <braun@historySPAMBAD.rutgers.edu> wrote in message
news:IosKpq.1A4M@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> > > At least for Paypal, you can be sure if it doesn't have your first and
> > > last name
> > > in the greeting, it's not from Paypal. But the information on that page
> > > can
> > > relate to any similar emails supposedly from banks, etc.
> > I have found that its a good idea to just ignore any emails from paypal
> > or
> > most banks.
> > If its important enough that they need to tell you, they will tell you
> > via
> > some other means.
>
> It also helps that some mail programs (Eudora, for example) will actually
> warn
> you if a link in an email directs you away from the supposed originating
> site.
> That's a good way to spot them. Also, it often helps that these phishing
> emails
> are written or edited by people with very poor language skills--despite
> their
> use of official graphics, they can be easy to spot.
>
> And always email spoof@paypal.com with any spoof emails you get, including
> the
> full headers. They do occasionally actually catch phishers.
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