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Sw2p

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Re: Is service @ paypal.com valid

by Sw2p Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Jan-21-2016 01:35 AM
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‎Jan-21-2016 01:35 AM
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Ok, I have withdraw my earlier message. When I rechecked on my windows-based PC, I could see that the service@ paypal.com was just a label for another address. On my Android phone, it was shown as an email address.   I close my case.   ... View more

Re: Is service @ paypal.com valid

by Sw2p Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Jan-21-2016 01:12 AM
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‎Jan-21-2016 01:12 AM
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I have yet to hear from paypal after reporting the emails received from service@ paypal.com. I have been a IT manager myself and I have confirmed with a cybersecurity specialist that the email address must have been created by someone (eg system administrator ) within paypal. It could be an old email address that paypal no longer use. After reporting to paypal I continue to receive messages from service@ paypal.com demanding payment from me. It is quite unsettling as it points to a security breach similar to hackers who hacked into my google account to spam my contacts. ... View more

Re: Is service @ paypal.com valid

by Sw2p Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Jan-15-2016 08:02 PM
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‎Jan-15-2016 08:02 PM
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The message was from service@ paypal.com so that must be an insider job. If paypal is negligent with their security and allows unauthorised users to send messages via their email address, doesn't that make paypal liable? I made a report to spoof@ paypal.com but there has not been any acknowledgement or response. If the paypal scams you said had occurred several times why hasn't paypal done something to stop misuse of their email address? ... View more

Valid paypal service email?

by Sw2p Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Jan-14-2016 10:14 PM
‎Jan-14-2016 10:14 PM
I received emails from "service at paypal.com" asking me to make shipping and insurance payments to a china account before my funds could be released. As the email bore a seemingly valid paypal email address, I made the payments. If the whole thing is a scam, is paypal liable for my loss since the company should ensure that only authorised employees can send messages from their email address? (The system does not accept an email address so I used "at" instead of @ ... View more

Is service @ paypal.com valid

by Sw2p Contributor in About Payments (Archive)
‎Jan-14-2016 10:06 PM
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‎Jan-14-2016 10:06 PM
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I received emails from "service @ paypal.com" asking me to make shipping and insurance payments to a china account before my funds could be released. As the email bore a sermingly valid paypal email address, I made the payments. If the whole thing is a scam, is paypal liable for my loss since the company should ensure that only authorised employees can send messages from their email address? ... View more
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