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Old 03-06-2003, 03:56 PM
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Default Pay Pal Scam Alert!

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PayPal SCAM ALERT!!!

If you receive an email with an official PayPal looking form with text like this one:

>From [email protected] Thu Mar 6 01:01:25 2003
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 13:00:53 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: YOUR EMAIL
Subject: Your PayPal account is Limited.
X-Mailer: Talkmailino under SMAILER IV (C) 2001 Web2000 Company

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Dear PayPal Customer

PayPal is currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures. Your account has been randomly selected for this maintenance, and placed on Limited Access status. Protecting the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

To restore your account to its regular status, you must confirm your email address by logging in to your PayPal account using the form below:" (it goes on to ask for account, bank and credit card details).


DO NOT FILL IT IN AND RETURN IT!!!!!! IT IS A SCAM!!!!! You have been warned!

No, I did not fall for it, but I do not want others more trusting than I to be taken in by this.

Too bad we have people in the world like this, get a job!
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