Stop PayPal and Ebay Scams

PHISHING ALERT!

What is Phishing? Phishing is when crooks send you an email that looks like it came from PayPal or eBay but it actually links to the crooks website. Has someone stolen your password to your PayPal account and transferred out your money? Did they break into someone elses account and send you money which was later taken back by PayPal? This happened because someone clicked a link in an email message and they THOUGHT they were typing their PayPal password in the PayPal.com site but they were actually typing it in a crooks site. If this has happened to you once, DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!!!! It is so easy to prevent

1. NEVER click a link in any email message.

2. Install the MyLittleMole.com toolbar to be alerted if you are tricked into going to a fake PayPal or eBay Website.

3. NEVER click a link in ANY email Message.

4. If you receive a message from eBay or PayPal, DONT CLICK A LINK IN THE EMAIL

5. I cant say it enough, DO NOT CLICK LINKS IN ANY EMAIL, NOT NOW, NOT EVER.

PayPal will never send you an email threatening to disable your account if you do not click a link.

These fake messages may say things like

"Where is my order, contact me immediately or I am reporting you to eBay" When you have not sold anything to this person

"Your account will be disabled if you do not update your information immediately"

"Congratulations! PayPal has successfully charged $25 to your credit card. Your order tracking number is 1Z103839, and your item will be shipped within three business days.To see details please click this link."

Never respond to any of these emails and NEVER click any links in any of them. Dont click any links in ANY email EVER.

If you receive an email like the below it is a FAKE, do not click any links and do not reply to it. Any email from eBay or PayPal that does not have YOUR real name at the top is a FAKE FAKE FAKE

Fake PayPal email:

Dear PayPal user,
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system.
We recently noticed the following issue on your account: Your bank has contacted us regarding some attempts of charges from your credit card via the Paypal system. We have reasons to believe
that you changed your registration information or that someone else has unauthorized access to your Paypal account Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized payments placed on your account, we will require a second onfirmation of your identity with us in order to allow us to investigate this matter further. Your account is not suspended, but if in 48 hours after you receive this message your account is not confirmed we reserve the right to suspend your Paypal registration. If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of Paypal policy to represent oneself as another Paypal user. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Paypal is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. To confirm your identity with us click here: https://www.xxxxxxxxxxxxx-bin/webscr/? cmd=login update information
Case ID Number: PP-741-961-851 After responding to the message, we ask that you allow at least 72
hours for the case to be investigated. Emailing us before that time will result in delays. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience
this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
PayPal Email ID PP522

Fake eBay Email, This is a FAKE FAKE FAKE, It is to eBay User which makes it clear it is a fake. Never click a link or reply to an email like this. Ebay will have copies of any real messages in your message center at eBay.

Dear eBay Inc. user,

This email is to inform you, that we had to block your eBay Inc. Account access because we had to upgrade our servers in order to remove online fraud.

Our terms and conditions you agreed to state that your account must always be under your control or those you designate at all times. We have noticed some unusual activity related to our servers that
indicates that other parties may have access and, or control of your informations in your account.
Please follow this link to confirm your account access information : >>> Click here <<<

Please be aware that until we can verify your identity no further access to your account will be allowed and we will have no otherliability for your account or any transactions that may have occurred as a result of your failure to upgrade your account as instructed above.

Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter .

Sincerely,
eBay Inc. Account Departement.

These types of messages are how crooks obtain passwords and login names for eBay and PayPal which they then use to post fake ads on eBay and to steal money from PayPal accounts.

Never send anyone an auction payment by Western Union, it says on the western union site not to do this so stop it. Crooks use other payment services and sometimes they setup their own websites that look like payment services.

You can find a list of approved eBay payment services and ones eBay does not allow on the Approved Payment Services page at eBay. Click the SHOW link in the gray box to see a list near the bottom of the page.

Fake payment service sites and fake escrow sites are big business for crooks. They setup a nice looking website and then post a fake auction for an expensive item like a 4-wheeler, then they tell the buyer they want to use an escrow service and point them to a the fake website. The buyer sends money and never hears from the fake escrow company or seller again. Never use an escrow service other than escrow.com for eBay purchases.

Crooks will buy an expensive item and then send a counterfeit check or money order. They will have the item sent to someone who knows nothing about the scam and have that person forward their mail so the seller never knows who he is really shipping to.

Sometimes the crook will send more than the amount due. Any buyer that sends more money than they owe is a crook! If you sell an item for $100 and receive a $1,000 cashier's check, then the buyer asks you to wire the overpayment back because he has an emergency, he is a crook. The counterfeit check will bounce and you will be out all of the money and the goods if you ship them. Dont fall for this.

Beware of any items with extremely low prices for their value or high prices for their value. If you see a new laptop computer that sells for $1000 and someone is offering it for $500 buy it now, the auction was posted by a crook because no one would sell it for half the value. If you see a used car with a blue book value of $5000 listed with an opening bid of $50,000 that is an auction by a crook. The crook is hoping people will contact him directly to tell him the value and then he will offer to sell the item outside of eBay and claim the listing price was a typo.

There are hundreds of scams in the book at ScamsAndScoundrels.com and that is where I learned about many of the one's on this site.

Click HERE to go to the main webpage which has all the information on protecting yourself and how to use eBay and PayPal safely.

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