I can not believe that I was almost a victim of identity theft. I recently sign up with paypal to order something from eBay. I was checking my email and I receive a email indicating that someone has tried to use my account several times and that my account has be hijacked *** hijacked, I immediately contact paypal and she indicated that my account is in good standards and no foreign activities have been made, she goes on- someone is trying to get information (Identity theft). WOW, I was in total shock and the bad thing is, I click on the link (idiot), but thank goodness my computer block it and no info. was giving.
So girls be careful when ordering things online, don't they realize that planning a wedding is stressful enough.
rkl1130
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Oh my God! Good thing you noticed that. I know I have gotten things from PayPal and also these fake e-mails asking me to verify stuff. I never click on them because we always get these e-mails at work warning us about that kind of stuff.
milana
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wow! I also order things through paypal! Good thing you noticed! No one is safe from identity theft anywhere anymore it seems like!
jessruth9
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I never click on any of those emails. My email puts most of them in Spam/Junk Mail no matter how real they look. You can never be too careful.
shopaholic07
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I think Paypal has had numerous problems with this. I've received those emails and have always deleted them.
qtdimps23
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that's actually called phishing. it's when hackers try to make you think it's a legitimate link when it directs you to their personal site that looks exactly like the legit site. they're getting clever.
leshellem
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The same thing happened to me as well. It darned on me as I was typing in my banking information. I contacted pay pal and told me that the email was a scam. Just a note to all those who use paypal. If you get an email from paypal they will alway address you buy your full name. They will never address you as paypal user or something else to that effect. Be very careful we live in a sick world.
Christys0925
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It happened to my dad. They cleaned him out !!! Be careful with those emails they send.
