SpooF!
By arbie bee
@brokenbee (11090)
Philippines
June 28, 2016 11:55pm CST
If you have read my previous discussion, I had narrated that I had received an email telling me that my PayPal account was limited.
This morning, after receiving some money in my account, I had received another email, telling me that my account will be limited until they hear from me.
It flashed back once again what had happened in 2012 when my account was limited, and I actually went back to that email. The subject was similar but the body of the email is not the same. Still, I got nervous because what if it's true that mine will be limited?
I had searched again online on how to verify if the email is fake or not.
I had been using Paypal since 2010. I can't say I am already too familiar with it and I am not an expert in telling which one is fake.
With this, I had read online that we had to report suspected fake emails to spoof@paypal.com and I did. I forwarded the email.
Have you tried reporting fake emails to spoof?
Actually, this is the 6th (fake) email, if I am not mistaken, that I had received, wanting me to login to their website. I found out their website by mousing over the login link that it is not really PayPal.
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10 responses
@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@brokenbee hahaha..i can give them.my cents too. Haha
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
You're welcome! Yup, they want my centavos. Hihihihi 
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@Lucky15 ahahaha yup... maybe they badly need it.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
Thanks! Yup, I hope my discussion will enlighten others on what to do if ever they receive such fake emails.
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@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
@brokenbee I have taken it down. I know now where to go if ever that happens to me. Thanks..
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
30 Jun 16
Have you reported it to paypal already? You should do that.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
30 Jun 16
Yup, I did at spoof@paypal.com. I hope I will not get the same email again.
@akalinus (40419)
• United States
30 Jun 16
@brokenbee I used to get the same thing about my ebays orders. I was never on ebay so I forwarded the spoof mail to them, too.
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
30 Jun 16
Oh, it's good they had already stopped contacting you. Hmmm I hope they will also stop bothering me.
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@rachz_kisses (3798)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
This is an eye opener. Thanks for sharing Arbie.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
25 Jul 16
You are welcome! Sometimes it still goes to my inbox and.I still freak out. Lol
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
30 Jun 16
Be very careful . Log in to the link only where you get to withdraw . Then ask them . I think they have Contact Us .
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
good you reported them. Iknow you are a suspicious lady regarding these emails but stilli wish you be careful.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
30 Jun 16
@brokenbee then you will know it is a bogus site
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
30 Jun 16
@ridingbet yup.. but emails like that can still make me nervous. Haaaaay!
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
Yes, Ate. Thanks! They are becoming smart now. Their emails look legit.
I am thinking what if I try to login at their Paypal-like site but I will use incorrect info... lol
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@AutumnSnow (4584)
•
29 Jun 16
WOW!! glad you we're able to catch it. Just goes to show you can never be too careful.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
Yup. But at first, I got nervous too.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
29 Jun 16
You are welcome! I hope no one will be a victim of these scammers.
