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[Vamps]

Had a couple of emails from paypal saying they wanted to verify some recent activity. A link took me to a page that asked for my card detials etc.
Now I have made a couple of recent sales and purchases and have money in my paypal account so it is obviously working ok, I was not happy to fill in my details to an email sent to me.
Contacted paypal direct and basicaly they say that they have checked my account, no problems and that I have been spoofed.

Now that is a worry, good job I thought about what was being asked, how many people would just give the details.
emails now forwarded to paypal.

[HNO3GOH]

I get them from time to time and i just hit the bin button.

[stuart30]

They never ask for card details out right...on occasion they might ask you too update them if they have expired ect.

All too easy too get sucked into a proffesional looking spoof website.

[Debs.]

I`ve had quite a few similar mails, but being an old cynic I assumed they were indeed spoofs.....my built in 'snake-oil' detector still works well.

Well done Mike ; we should NEVER reply to mails asking for 'login', 'update card info.' or 'update your account' etc.

[SheWhoMustNotBeOUTBID]

Yes I am afraid I get things like that at least once a month.., like I get emails about bank accounts I don't have saying the same thing.  Always check back with the official website if u do get anything asking for any details about your finances.

Its not the fault of the financial websites.  The people sending out these emails obviously don't know anything about u that they shouldn't, they just get hold of your email address and send the email out, figuring out that eventually they will send it to someone who does have the account they say, and eventually someone will give them the details they want and making it worthwhile.

[Mr Skrunts]

I fill them out with details from the local Police station.

Also add a staement along the lines of.:-  this email is being tracked, it's just a matter of time.

[robbo299]

Hope you fair better than my daughter with paypal. She had statement from bank and in it were two paypal transactions she knew nothing about. The statement arrived while we were on holiday so it was a week before she could take any action. Apparently her paypal account had been hacked. Managed to get that sorted then she got a letter from her bank today to say a paypal request had been returned due to insufficient funds and she was being charged for it. After phonecalls to paypal and the bank it was resolved again with all bank charges being reinstated. She has closed paypal account and changed bank details now but it was a lot of hassle. Hope all goes well and you don't have to go through all this.

[waspy]

I had something very similer a few months back & it fooled me for a few seconds until i read it again. They headed the e-mail " Dear Member" & Paypal allways call you by your name. I forwarded the e-mail straight to Paypal & then hit the delete.
I'd love to know how they got my e-mail address, because i don't use it for much other than Paypal  :-/

[iainb]

Erm had a few in the past.
All I do now is forward them to www.spoof@paypal.com
They reply quite quick. 8-)

[Vamps]

I had something very similer a few months back & it fooled me for a few seconds until i read it again. They headed the e-mail " Dear Member" & Paypal allways call you by your name. I forwarded the e-mail straight to Paypal & then hit the delete.
I'd love to know how they got my e-mail address, because i don't use it for much other than Paypal  :-/

That's true, just checked and paypal used my name.

[HolyCount]

I get dozens of these -- from paypal, various banks, etc -- Golden Rule :

NEVER, ever, respond to these mails direct .... if you have an account with whatever the organization is and want to check -- go to that site directly ( not using any supplied links) .... any legit messages for you will be stored there>

[Danny]

a woman was scammed with a fake natwest site and in many cases to some extent i have sympathy but not this one

she blatently filled in her details and immediately lost a few grand, natwest are refusing to cover her on the grounds that she basically ignored the constant warnings on every genuine natwest log-in page!!

I bank with natwest, they ALWAYS tell you never to respond to e-mails asking for details and they always update if they know of spoof e-mails on the rounds!

[The Red Baron]

just goes to show how some people are stupid enough to give there details out though doesnt it. :-?

[Mr Skrunts]

just goes to show how some people are stupid enough to give there details out though doesnt it. :-?

Dont quite agree with that statement.

I get these sort of posts from different banks mentioning log in problems.  Funny thing is I am not a member of these banks.

They are sometimes just chancers.

[SheWhoMustNotBeOUTBID]

Am quite used to these scam emails, but must admit could have fallen for one a while ago as it managed to sound like it knew what it was talking about.., and me.  Did query it with the financial institution tho and it was a scam.  So always do that I think, however convincing any email is.