Did I get scammed?

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

ur lucky that you caught on

Or just not an idiot like some people //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

ive been getting a lot of emails like that from paypal lately, just that i need to "verify" my account. Dont EVER do this kind of stuff.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

forward that email to spoof@paypal.com They like to get those.

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

just to let you guys know that ebay's and paypal's web address never starts with an ip number.

please read their policies and you will be safe

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

click on that link.

put in anything for username (that has the @ symbol). put in anything for password.

put in anything for every field (name, cc number)

...result: "your account has been refunded"....catch my drift?

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

FISH!

ignore its a scam

 

[amr952 10+ year member]

Dear Andrew Ribeiro,

Your payment for $* USD to *@* has been sent.

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Payment Details

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Amount: $* USD

Transaction ID: *

Subject: Payment for CD8455

Note:

This is payment for your CD Player that you are selling, Eclipse CD8455. Ship to my confirmed address. Thanks

Andrew

View the details of this transaction online at:

https://www.paypal.com/*

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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

Your monthly account statement is available anytime; just log in to your account at https://www.paypal.com/us/HISTORY. To correct any errors, please contact us through our Help Center at https://www.paypal.com/us/HELP.

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

PayPal Email ID *

 

[amr952 10+ year member]

^^^^^^ That is an exact copy of the e-mail that I received from paypal yesterday, just so people can see what it is supposed to look like.