Rural living and Paypal

[Rebeldad1]

Like some of us living the rural life I order stuff over the internet. Ebay, Amazon etc.
And like some of us I have a Paypal account.

I have received 2 (sofar) notices from Paypal of suspecious activity on my account. My account doesnt show activity so I did as Paypal requested I sent the emails to spoof@Paypal.com for them to see.
No reply back from Paypal.

Today I got a email from Paypal that a payment was made to American Apparel.

So now I am real suspecious.. American Apparel is a real company an as the notice says it may take a little time for the charge to show up on my account.
Wasnt me, wasnt the wife and I am still unsure about this.

As I was forwarding this notice to spoof@Paypal.com I read the header closely

Here it is....

The notice was from Paypal but....it was spelled P a y p a I ???
They capped the I and in my email and my wifes email it shows up exactly like a lower case L = l

If you get anything that doesnt look right always open the full header and go throuh it carefully. If not it can cost you big time.

This email is around the 6th one from somewhere that by opening a full header it shows a different path then you see in the email.
Several from Costco and Riteaid .

Watch your 6

 

[Peter 315]

I go right to my paypal account direct not through a email link...

 

[ptsg]

Lot's of spam/phishing emails supposedly from Paypal going on. Be careful.

Always check the sender email and DON'T EVER click on those links of dodgy emails.

 

[52farmer]

Like some of us living the rural life I order stuff over the internet. Ebay, Amazon etc.
And like some of us I have a Paypal account.

I have received 2 (sofar) notices from Paypal of suspecious activity on my account. My account doesnt show activity so I did as Paypal requested I sent the emails to spoof@Paypal.com for them to see.
No reply back from Paypal.

Today I got a email from Paypal that a payment was made to American Apparel.

So now I am real suspecious.. American Apparel is a real company an as the notice says it may take a little time for the charge to show up on my account.
Wasnt me, wasnt the wife and I am still unsure about this.

As I was forwarding this notice to spoof@Paypal.com I read the header closely

Here it is....

The notice was from Paypal but....it was spelled P a y p a I ???
They capped the I and in my email and my wifes email it shows up exactly like a lower case L = l

If you get anything that doesnt look right always open the full header and go throuh it carefully. If not it can cost you big time.

This email is around the 6th one from somewhere that by opening a full header it shows a different path then you see in the email.
Several from Costco and Riteaid .

Watch your 6

I have got the same emails, what i look for is misspelled words, and also the email should have your name in the beginning or its definitely a scam.be carful

 

[Doofy]

Like some of us living the rural life I order stuff over the internet. Ebay, Amazon etc.
And like some of us I have a Paypal account.

I have received 2 (sofar) notices from Paypal of suspecious activity on my account. My account doesnt show activity so I did as Paypal requested I sent the emails to spoof@Paypal.com for them to see.
No reply back from Paypal.

Today I got a email from Paypal that a payment was made to American Apparel.

So now I am real suspecious.. American Apparel is a real company an as the notice says it may take a little time for the charge to show up on my account.
Wasnt me, wasnt the wife and I am still unsure about this.

As I was forwarding this notice to spoof@Paypal.com I read the header closely

Here it is....

The notice was from Paypal but....it was spelled P a y p a I ???
They capped the I and in my email and my wifes email it shows up exactly like a lower case L = l

If you get anything that doesnt look right always open the full header and go throuh it carefully. If not it can cost you big time.

This email is around the 6th one from somewhere that by opening a full header it shows a different path then you see in the email.
Several from Costco and Riteaid .

Watch your 6

I send everything that looks suspicious to their spoof@paypal website. I do the same with all the suspicious Apple emails. They have a report site also.

 

[DK35vince]

I go right to my paypal account direct not through a email link...

+1
I never go to Paypal through an E mail link.

 

[Code54]

+1
I never go to Paypal through an E mail link.

Very good advice!

 

[kcflhrc]

There are so many scams going on right now you have to be very, very careful. As other's said, never click on those e-mail links.

 

[TractorGuy]

I've had a couple saying my account was locked. I know better because I probably use it twice a week and sometimes more. PayPal usually responds when I send it to their spoof account but the last time they did not. They may just be overwhelmed with reports. The last attempt I got I just sent it to spam and later deleted it.

If I'm ever beyond curious I will log directly into my account just to make sure.

 

[Jstpssng]

I may have been getting the same emails. I'm so accustomed to getting spammed though that they go straight to the trash. I did get one from yahoo a couple of months ago saying my email account was about to get closed; I deleted that one then wrote to tech support just in case. They quickly confirmed that it was a standard scam..

 

[Industrial Toys]

Not sure what Rural living has to do with Paypal. It's been great for me and my E-Bay puchases. The trouble, BS and dysfunction starts when you have to contact them and I hope I never have to do that again as long as I live.

 

[fried1765]

Not sure what Rural living has to do with Paypal. It's been great for me and my E-Bay puchases. The trouble, BS and dysfunction starts when you have to contact them and I hope I never have to do that again as long as I live.

I have decided to skip PayPal altogether.
They were absolutely no help in a recent E-Bay dispute, and the E-Bay phone site has been shutdown for the virus.
I am just going to rely on my credit card company for dispute use.

 

[3Ts]

So, how does one go about deleting a Paypal account? Especially since I no longer need it.

 

[Jstpssng]

Stop using it. I very rarely use mine, but it's there for those rare times when it's the only payment somebody will accept.

 

[oldballs]

I too received the Paypal notice of my account being hacked. But I'm not very savvy on computers. So I just delete anything that seems suspicious. And I really don't like using Paypal (even rarely) and will probably never order anything from here on that requires it.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[fried1765]

Stop using it. I very rarely use mine, but it's there for those rare times when it's the only payment somebody will accept.

That is exactly what I have decided to do.
Use PayPal only when there is no other option.

 

[Jstpssng]

I just ordered a set of 6.0 batteries for my Dewalt, the seller only accepted PayPal. They listed a US address so it wasn't until I confirmed the order that I realized it's apparently a Chinese company, and probably will ship from there. They won't get paid before my order ships but have given me no indication of when that will be... I also haven't figured out yet how to cancel the order. I need them for a project next week, "Whenever" isn't going to cut it.

 

[Peter 315]

Go to paypal and cancel it......

 

[fried1765]

Go to paypal and cancel it......

If PayPal cancellation does not work, contact your credit card company.
If the item shows up anyway, some days/weeks later, just refuse delivery, and watch for a credit to be applied to your account.
Take a picture of the package before you refuse delivery.

 

[rekees4300]

Always check the sender email and DON'T EVER click on those links of dodgy emails.

The sender email address will tell you nothing since it can be faked. Click one of those links and you could lose all your personal info, have your bank accounts emptied, or your entire PC could be hijacked/encrypted! Be afraid, be very afraid! :shocked:

Far as Paypal is concerned, I've had an account for many years. That organization has always had the reputation of being arrogant and not user friendly. Use with caution.