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Re: Is this a legitimate PayPal policy, or a scam?...

by maria909 Contributor in Fraud, phishing and spoof (Archive)
‎Jun-21-2010 09:55 AM
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Fake Email, Nigerian scam. ... View more

Re: Suspicious bidder alert

by maria909 Contributor in Fraud, phishing and spoof (Archive)
‎Jun-21-2010 09:51 AM
‎Jun-21-2010 09:51 AM
i recieved this email today   Dear Josea                                We do apologize to let you know our verification center Requested for you to ship out the package that Mrs Esther  just bought on eBay, and you are forced to do that just to protect our system and from being scammed...Mrs Esther  complained of the Payment she made for this item purchased # 180522962686 Apple i Pod nano 5th Generation Silver (16 GB) MP3 Pl...and we want you to send the package and once you send the package don't send him the tracking number i would like for you to send us first the tracking number for verification before your account will be updated at once please try and understand is our policy to protect both the buyer and the seller from being scammed...Once you send the package send the tracking number to our verification customer care which is  for verification OK. Thank you for using PayPal!                                                                                    The PayPal Team ... View more

Re: Does PayPal hold money from sellers on e-bay?

by maria909 Contributor in Fraud, phishing and spoof (Archive)
‎Jun-20-2010 11:01 PM
‎Jun-20-2010 11:01 PM
i just recieved the same email stating the same thing that i have never even heard of i supposely jus sold my ipod to some person and now they're not even registered with ebay!!! ... View more

Suspicious bidder alert

by maria909 Contributor in Fraud, phishing and spoof (Archive)
‎Jun-20-2010 10:45 PM
‎Jun-20-2010 10:45 PM
i recieved thie email from ebay what should i do? We recently canceled bids for the buyer: Our records indicate that this buyer recently attempted to complete a transaction with you. Since the buyer is not currently registered on the eBay site, you can consider the transaction canceled if you haven't already shipped the item. In some cases, sellers have reported receiving an email indicating that they have received payment by PayPal, but in fact this is a fake message. We recommend logging into your PayPal account to confirm that payment was actually received. For more information on spoof messages, please go to ... View more
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