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Thread ID: 143962	2017-05-25 09:32:00	Pay Pal Scam	Roscoe (6288)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1435714	2017-05-25 09:32:00	I received an email supposedly from Pay Pal showing that I had bought a laptop and the price. It even had the Pay Pal logo. The first thing that alerted me was the poor English: "Your purchase has been complete. Here your invoice." The wording in the email was just as bad. At the bottom of the email it said: "Issues with this account?" and a box to click on with the words: "Check my account." I wonder what would happen if you clicked that box? It also said that it would appear on my credit card account. I don't remember giving Pay Pal my credit card number. The last giveaway was the email address that the email was sent to. I have two email addresses and the address the scammers sent it to was not the address I gave to Pay Pal. Besides, the word "account" is hardly ever used these days. It is usually referred to as a "bill." So beware. If you receive an email from Pay Pal, check it carefully and do not click on any links.	Roscoe (6288)
1435715	2017-05-25 10:11:00	I wonder what would happen if you clicked that box? Its like the bank scams, you more than likely would have been asked to sign in, and it will have been a fake page, giving the scammers your real account details. Had a person once do that, even after telling them countless times NEVER click on those links, she did to see what would happen, she said the page flashed then nothing, and surprise, about 2 thousand dollars missing from her bank account next day. Old story, always sign into your accounts how you normally would and check from there.	wainuitech (129)
1435716	2017-05-25 20:52:00	One of two things perhaps. A fake form to get your details. Or a download that will install a keylogger. Or maybe both....	pctek (84)
1435717	2017-05-29 00:57:00	those have been doing rounds for a loooooong time!	bevy121 (117)
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