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7 Ways to Spot a PayPal Scam E Mail
A Typical Paypal Scam Artist will send you an e-mail requesting that you update your account. Often this request to update your account is made under some false pretence like it is suspended or has been suspected of Fraudulent use. Here is a Copy of a recent Paypal Scam E-mail I received http://ewguru.com/hbiz/scam.html. You will notice the Pay Pal Link on this page looks real. Don't click it. You can however do a right click properties and notice that it is in fact a phony link.
Paypal has an excellent online Article about how to spot Fake E_mails. Much of the Material in this article is derived from the paypal site http://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/abuser?cmd=kept/general/SecuritySpoof
Here are 7 ways to spot a Pay Pal Scam E-mail
1 - Any E-mail Sent to an E-mail Address that is Not Your Primary Pay Pal E-mail Account is more then likely a scam.
2 - Fake links. After you click on the Link if it doesn't Start https://www.paypal.com then it is a Fake Link. Even if it says Paypal in it somewhere it is a Fake Link. The term "https" should always precede any website address where you enter personal information. The "s" stands for secure. If you don't see "https," you're not in a secure web session, and you should not enter data. (This goes for any payment Processor including your online Bank Accounts)
3 - Subject like Please Restore Your Account Access.
4 - Generic greetings. Lot's of emails begin with a Greeting, such as: "Dear PayPal member.
5 - Many Fake emails try to trick you with the threat that your account is in jeopardy if you don't sign in and fix it NOW!
6 - Emails that appear to be websites. Some emails will look like a website in order to get you to enter personal information. PayPal never asks for personal information in an e-mail.
7. Misspellings and bad grammar. Fake emails may contain misspellings, incorrect grammar, missing words. Many Times these are used to trick the E-mail Filters
If you receive an E-mail with a Link requesting you to click on the link and sign in to your Pay Pal account, Don't Do It!
If you receive an E-mail with what looks like a Paypal Sign in Form, Don't Sign it!
If you are unsure if the e-mail is Real or fake forward it to spoof@paypal.com and request assistance.
If you absolutely must login to your pay pal account then I would highly recommend you do the Following. Close all open Browser sessions. Run a Spyware check on your computer You can get a free Spyware program here (http://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor/3641-8022_4-9063584.html) then type in https://www.paypal.com/ directly into your Browser window do not click on any links.
Mike Makler has been Marketing Online Since 2001, When he built his first Sales organization of over 100,000 Members.
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