Phishy Paypal

Dennis Brown see3d at writeme.com
Sat Oct 22 16:45:03 EDT 2005


I just used my Paypal for a transaction yesterday after a long period  
of not using it.  Today I have been Phished twice by phony Paypal  
emails and sites!

Dennis

On Oct 22, 2005, at 1:22 PM, Bruce A. Pokras wrote:

>> Obviously it is not PayPal doing it BUT someone IS gaining access  
>> to either PayPal and/or eBay and their mailing lists 'when someone  
>> does a transaction'. This started for me right after an eBay sale  
>> and PayPal transaction.
>>
>> I sent the email on to both and got a response very quickly. The  
>> emails stopped soon after.
>>
>> Tom McGrath
>>
>>
>
> The phishers do not necessarily have PayPal mailing lists. I have  
> neither a PayPal nor eBay account, and I get plenty of phishing  
> spams for both companies. So the phishers are just using regular  
> spam lists and hoping to hit PayPal and eBay customers.
>
> Bruce Pokras
> Blazing Dawn Software
> www.blazingdawn.com
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