by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
PayPal is a popular payment service used by many people particularly with eBay. Therefore it can seem plausible when you receive an email that purports to come from PayPal asking you to clear up an undisclosed problem with your account. However, anyone responding to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 1, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
It has only been a few days since I warned you about the latest PayPal scam, but today I must warn you about yet another PayPal scam. If you are wondering why there are so many PayPal scams, it is for the same reason that the bank robber robbed banks – because...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 24, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Once again, today’s “scam of the day” come right from my own email box. I have copied it below. As you can see, it looks pretty authentic except for the fact that it is addressed to “Dear valued PayPal member” rather than being directly...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 22, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Once again, today’s scam of the day comes right from my own email box where I received an email purportedly from PayPal telling me that during a routine screening, indications of improper use was found on my account and that consequently my PayPal account had...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 12, 2012 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many people use PayPal for safe online holiday shopping which is why scammers and identity thieves often pose as PayPal in an effort to steal money or the identity of their victims. The scam generally begins with an email that purports to acknowledge payment by you...
