Vertalen - het vak & zakelijke kwesties » Money matters »
Warning: Apparently Bogus PayPal Mail
De persoon die dit onderwerp heeft geplaatst: writeaway
writeaway
writeaway  Identity Verified
Frans naar Engels
+ ...
Nov 18, 2003

I just received the following e-mail that includes a .PIF attachment:

"Dear PayPal member,

We regret to inform you that your account is about to be expired in next five business days. To avoid suspension of your account you have to reactivate it by providing us with your personal information.

To update your personal profile and continue using PayPal services you have to run the attached application to this email. Just run it and follow the instructions.
... See more
I just received the following e-mail that includes a .PIF attachment:

"Dear PayPal member,

We regret to inform you that your account is about to be expired in next five business days. To avoid suspension of your account you have to reactivate it by providing us with your personal information.

To update your personal profile and continue using PayPal services you have to run the attached application to this email. Just run it and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT! If you ignore this alert, your account will be suspended in next five business days and you will not be able to use PayPal anymore.

Thank you for using PayPal.


ouzovsov"

But: I DON'T HAVE A PayPal ACCOUNT!!

My suggestion in case you also receive this message: Delete it as soon as you get it and do NOT open the file. Is either a virus or a trick to get your personal info.



[Edited at 2003-11-18 06:35]

[Edited at 2003-11-18 06:40]

[Edited at 2003-11-18 06:42] ▲ Collapse
 
Ralf Lemster
Ralf Lemster  Identity Verified
Duitsland
Local time: 05:39
Engels naar Duits
+ ...
That one's been around for some time... Nov 18, 2003

Hi,
I'm afraid these fake messages (whether or not they contain an infected attachment) have been around for some time. I had two of them myself this morning, but didn't even open them.

There's a section on the Paypal website that gives a few hints on how to distinguish real messages from this junk.

Good luck, Ralf
 


To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator:

Moderator(en) van dit forum
Andriy Bublikov[Call to this topic]
Rita Pang[Call to this topic]
James Heppe-Smith[Call to this topic]

You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request »

Warning: Apparently Bogus PayPal Mail







LinguaCore
AI Translation at Your Fingertips

The underlying LLM technology of LinguaCore offers AI translations of unprecedented quality. Quick and simple. Add a human linguistic review at the end for expert-level quality at a fraction of the cost and time.

More info »
Protemos translation business management system
Create your account in minutes, and start working! 3-month trial for agencies, and free for freelancers!

The system lets you keep client/vendor database, with contacts and rates, manage projects and assign jobs to vendors, issue invoices, track payments, store and manage project files, generate business reports on turnover profit per client/manager etc.

More info »