PayPal receipt: I DON'T USE PAYPAL NOR EBAY!

[Xendance]

Okay, slight problem. Since it involves money, I'm not sure what to do yet.
I recieved an e-mail from PayPal saying that I sent some money... the thing is, I don't use eBay or PayPal...

Dear PayPal Member,


This email confirms that you have sent an eBay payment of $47.85 USD to
[email protected] for an eBay item.



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Payment Details
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Amount: $47.85 USD

Transaction ID: 2LC956793J776333Y

Subject: Digimax 130





Note:
If you haven't authorized this charge ,click the link below to dispute transaction
and get full refund

Dispute transaction (Encrypted Link )

*SSL connection:
PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information
in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure
Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length
of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available)

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Item Information
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eBay User ID: xxxxxxxxxxx


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Edward Harrell's UNCONFIRMED Address
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xxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Important Note: xxxxxxxxxx has provided an Unconfirmed Address. If
you are planning on shipping items to Edward Harrell, please check the
Transaction Details page of this payment to find out whether you will
be covered by the PayPal Seller Protection Policy.




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This payment was sent using your bank account.

By using your bank account to send money, you just:

- Paid easily and securely

- Sent money faster than writing and mailing paper checks
- Paid instantly -- your purchase won't show up on bills at the end of
the month.

Thanks for using your bank account!



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Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
PayPal Email ID PP118

 

[CptStern]

it's a scam ...welcome to the internets

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

Note:
If you haven't authorized this charge ,click the link below to dispute transaction
and get full refund

Bet the link doesn't go anywhere near paypal's servers. Also, the grammar is wrong. Scam.

 

[Xendance]

Haha, your RIGHT.

Phish.

 

[CptStern]

you clicked the link? oh oh prepare to be spywared

 

[Xendance]

Don't worry. I'm sorted.

 

[comoxer]

 

[mastag]

naivety.

 

[leib10]

Be careful with Paypal. I had my credit card stolen while using it only about a month ago. I had to cancel it, and I'm still dealing with the credit card company trying to nullify all those orders.

 

[CptStern]

"wha? I didnt order a dual pronged dildo! ok I did order this anal tickler but I sure as hell didnt order this gimp mask"

 

[CyberPitz]

Yeah, that shit happens to me a lot. I got alot of those though, with my ebay account, when someone hijacked my account and got my card number and shit. yeah, bad times for me. but don't worry I get those emails daily, just ignore em...scams.

 

[VirusType2]

"wha? I didnt order a dual pronged dildo! ok I did order this anal tickler but I sure as hell didnt order this gimp mask"

Man, that's ****in funny.

 

[leib10]

That's basically the gist of what that guy bought. Man, if I ever found out who it was...

 

[Krynn72]

anal tickler

The little kid in me is laughing his ass off, while the adult in me is squeezing his ass cheeks tighter.

 

[Azner]

Paypal is fine with me.
They havent been giving me problems

 

[_Z_Ryuken]

I recently got an email from "Paypal" claiming there was some "strange recent activity" on my account saying a transaction was blocked "for security reasons", and I was referred to a link to do something or other that led me to what appeared to be Paypal's homepage.

I opened a new tab and typed in Paypal's address and logged in. No problems. I looked again at the link I followed and indeed there was Paypal's homepage address, but it was preceded by an address I have never seen, nor did it look legit.

I think if I were to log in to the "fake" Paypal site my login information would have been stolen and my card/identity in peril.

You have to be careful, and observant.

 

[leib10]

Yeah, I've gotten fake emails that request account information for "re-verification" or similar bullshit. Bad thing is that a lot of them look pretty much identical to authentic Paypal emails.

 

[Dan]

It's funny when the phishing emails contain big warning about not giving out your username or password and even a security link to the paypal page about avoiding scammers.