WARNING !WARNING!WARNING

[Newboater]

You get an unsolicited email from EBay or PayPal, ignore it, delete it. If you are worried about your account, then log into either one of them, check your account information and 'MY EBAY' to make sure nothing is being sold or bid on and then change your password.

Passwords should be changed monthly, regardless of the hassle of trying to remember it. I write them down in a little steno pad I keep near the puter.

Use passwords that don't relate to your SSN, Birthdate, Family Member names, Social Security Number etc. I use incidents from the past like year and country while in military or special memory month/name/year ie., 07victoria1963. Stuff like that. Nobody knows that info but you.

Sarge

[Raven]

it's very pervasive within our society...i decided to avoid it early on and despite never having an ebay account or ever doing ebay transactions i get those emails
weekly and always hit-> "message" / block sender.

i try to do business the old fashion way with my eyes, hands on, and a handshake afterward if possible , otherwise i dont really need it that bad.

[fishaholic18]

I got this one the other day:

Notice of account suspension


Dear PayPal member :


We regret to inform you that your PayPal account, has been temporarily blocked due to various login attempts from different global locations.


As Romania is one of the highest rated fraudulent countries, we temporarily blocked your account to avoid future problems or misusage of your PayPal account.


Here are the last 3 login attempts :

1. IP address : 193.105.3.173
ISP host : st13.i-cafe.orizont.net
Location : Romania

2. IP address : 80.97.171.22
ISP host : rds-net.bistrita.net
Location : Romania

3. IP address : 62.177.188.59
ISP host : adsl.bbeyond.ro
Location : Romania



If you are traveling and made these login attempts yourself or borrowed your PayPal account to someone else , please log in below.


This has to be a fraud because my account is working fine.

[Fish On]

Last time I borrowed something I was the one that actually rcvd it. I think that is the kicker that it's a fraud attempt.

So who's Victoria Sarge and What happened in July of 63? ;-)

[Saltheart]

My rule is that I never give information to anyone who contacts me first. If the phone company calls and asks me about my account , I tell them sorry , i will call you call you back at the number on my bill. Regardless of who it is , I don't give out info if they initiate the contact.

[justplugit]

Thanks Eddie for the heads up. They probably got a bead on you cause of your Hells Angels days in the 60's.

Seriously, sorry their trying to rip you off.

[rwilhelm]

I have had the same emails from Ebay telling me to update my account info or my account will be terminated. I found it strange so I called Ebay and they told me it was fake and to delete it. They told me all Ebay email should start with Dear than your name.

[ThrowingTimber]

You should contact all 3 major credit houses and have your account flagged and password protected. EVERYONE should have this simple form of protection on their info.

[Newboater]

So who's Victoria Sarge and What happened in July of 63? ;-)

Since the other half frequents this board also, I regret to inform you that information is restricted and shall not be put forth for general viewing.

Sarge

[rockyroady]

These modern day services are very convenient, but a lot of care has to be taken. It may have been mentioned, but I was told by PayPal to NEVER respond to any email unless it addresses you by your name. Avoid those that say "dear PayPal member", etc. Scary stuff.

[fishsmith]

This is a hot and heavy topic right now, I heard a report about this on wbz this morning, it echoed fishaholic's post, I guess the scumbag theives are trying via fax as well.

THE ENEMY IS EVERYWHERE.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Newboater

the other half

Sarge

i believe you meant your better half.

[Tagger]

My Ebay account was suspended today ,,Sec 9,,, maybe indefinately it says .. Hey why they asking me to sign in here for then ???? Went to ebay site thru my favirotes signed in no problem ... DAMM they are still after me .. another fake email attempt ... They know because of what they been doing to me I'm coressponding with ebay to clear up the mess .. also changed password denying them access.. I must have made a dummys list or something .. School of hardknocks .. I'm learning ..