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Avoiding Scams via Multiple Email Addresses ???

by RobbieH in About Protections (Archive)
‎Feb-24-2014 07:07 AM
‎Feb-24-2014 07:07 AM
Question: If I'm requesting payment, or telling someone what email address to use (to pay me), will the subsequent payment confirmation go to THAT email address or to my registered primary address (presume that they're different)?     It seems like it would be a GREAT PROTECTION method if the payment confirmation went to my primary account.  What I've read is that people get fake/spoofed "You've received payment" emails, so if I knew to expect REAL confirmation emails on an account that the buyer knows NOTHING about, then I could easily recognzie anything coming to my "public" email address as suspect...   very suspect.    I've read a bunch of posts on "Multiple Email Addresses but I "can'ts reads no more", and I don't know if they're out of date and moot.  And maybe even my concern is an anacronsim.   AND, why should I trust an email anyway?  I can log in and view my balance.    But...  just saying, it'd be nice to have a public face but get emails on a private one.      ... View more
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