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Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006PyPal? Octomber?
These cruks are so stewped they cannot even bither to poof-read. I got this in my e-mail. "PayPal Fraud Departament Dear PayPal customer, DATA: Octomber 29-2006 We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your PayPal account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. Protecting the security of your account and of the PyPal INC network is our primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive account features. To restore your account access, please take the following steps to ensure that your account has not been compromised: 1. Login to your PyPal account. After that complete the Security Form, you will have to fill in all the required information, including your client card number or business card number for indentification. 2. Review your recent account history for any unauthorized withdrawals or deposits, and check you account profile to make sure not changes have been made. If any unauthorized activity has taken place on your account, report this to PayPal staff immediately. > These cruks are so stewped they cannot even bither to poof-read. I got > this in my e-mail. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > have been made. If any unauthorized activity has taken place on your > account, report this to PayPal staff immediately. I think it bears mentioning that such emails include links for you to access the site. The link, of course, directs you to a copy-cat PayPal site, and any information you type in will then be in the hands of "identity thieves." It's a good idea to forward such emails to PayPal (the real one, not the provided link). Actually, for any emails purporting to be from any company that has allegedly reviewed your online account, forwarding the email to the _actual_ company is a step in the direction of getting rid of such scams. And beware the offers of surprise gifts ("You have won...") and money. They're generally, if not always, fakes, and are merely ways to access your account information.  SignatureMaria > > These cruks are so stewped they cannot even bither to poof-read. I got > > this in my e-mail. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > -- > Maria I know all this of course, but I thought it odd that so many serious errors were present in the message. As we all stood and listened, UC sung the following words: > > > These cruks are so stewped they cannot even bither to poof-read. > > > I got this in my e-mail. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > I know all this of course, but I thought it odd that so many serious > errors were present in the message. One explanation is that deliberate use of incorrect spelling can help bypass spam filters. SignatureA. Gwilliam To e-mail me, replace "bottomless_pit" with "devnull" > One explanation is that deliberate use of incorrect spelling can help > bypass spam filters. I think they're probably not deliberate. The people who operate these scams might be not fully competent users of English or are not highly educated. If you look at the links (no, don't click on them, just hover and the link URLs appear at the bottom), you can see that they take you to sites that are located in various countries such as China. Cheers, Peter >> > "PayPal Fraud Departament >> > Dear PayPal customer, DATA: Octomber 29-2006 We recently reviewed your [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >I know all this of course, but I thought it odd that so many serious >errors were present in the message. Have you just discovered the "phish" e-mail? If you are going to reproduce every one you get, you'll have no time to post anything else. Which may, or may not, be a good thing. SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL > These cruks are so stewped they cannot even bither to poof-read. I got > this in my e-mail. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive > account features. I got that same E-mail. Which is odd as I don't have a PayPal account. . >> These cruks are so stewped they cannot even bither to poof-read. I >> got this in my e-mail. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I got that same E-mail. > Which is odd as I don't have a PayPal account. Not odd at all -- these messages are sent indiscriminately to all people on whatever list the sender got a hold of. None of the many letters I have received are for accounts that I have. SignatureSkitt (in Hayward, California) http://www.geocities.com/opus731/ > I got that same E-mail. > Which is odd as I don't have a PayPal account. Irrelevant. I all sorts of spam purporting to be from banks that I have never set foot in. SignatureRob Bannister Robert Bannister <robban@it.net.au> had it: > > I got that same E-mail. > > Which is odd as I don't have a PayPal account. > > Irrelevant. I all sorts of spam purporting to be from banks that I have > never set foot in. Ah, but I get a lot of legitimate email from banks with which I have accounts, but which I've never set foot in. They exist only in cyberspace. SignatureDavid ===== > Robert Bannister <robban@it.net.au> had it: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > accounts, but which I've never set foot in. They exist only in > cyberspace. I'm surprised. I think all our Australian banks have given up using email to contact customers because of the spam problem. They either write a letter, phone or leave a message at their website, which you can read when you log in. An exception, might be a personal message from a bank person whose name you know, but that wouldn't contain the bank's logo. SignatureRob Bannister >> Ah, but I get a lot of legitimate email from banks with which I have >> accounts, but which I've never set foot in. They exist only in [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > from a bank person whose name you know, but that wouldn't contain the > bank's logo. My bank sends an email telling me to check my online account for a message. They also indicate at that site that I have a message from them (just in case I didn't see their email). What they never do is give any other information via email or include the URL to click on. Some credit card companies and miscellaneous vendors do provide links when they notify me by email (at my request) that my online statement is ready. When they do that, I don't click anything. I get to their site by other methods. SignatureMaria, who'd like to see spammers and phishers and hackers arrested and somehow made to regret what they've done and then reform. That, or they could be deprived for life of anything resembling a computer. > Some credit card companies and miscellaneous vendors do provide links > when they notify me by email (at my request) that my online statement is > ready. When they do that, I don't click anything. I get to their site by > other methods. Me too. The only reasonably safe way. SignatureRob Bannister Robert Bannister <robban@it.net.au> had it: > > Robert Bannister <robban@it.net.au> had it: > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > read when you log in. An exception, might be a personal message from a > bank person whose name you know, but that wouldn't contain the bank's logo. The legitimate mail I get from banks tends to be plain text with no links to click. It says things like "Your new statement is available to view - please connect to our site to see it". SignatureDavid ===== |
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