PayPal Email Scam - Email Form

PayPal Email Scam - Email Form

Also see the web version | How to report a scam

I've received this version of the scam from many of you. It's a more advanced version because it shows up in your email inbox instead of linking you to a scam web site. This makes it much more difficult for the average person to figure out where the information is being sent.

Here's the bottom line:

Never Fill Out a Form From Your Email Inbox!

In this form, the scammers are asking you for your credit card number, expiration date, and your ATM PIN. Does that even make sense? Are you listening to that little voice in your head that questions why PayPal needs to know your ATM PIN?

I tracked down where the information was being sent and the server had already been shut down. The domain that was being used had been set up only three or four days before I got the email. It appears that they were working from Croatia, but it's almost impossible to be sure.

Bottom line again? Never Fill Out a Form From Your Email Inbox!

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Prevention

Prevention Tips - Learn the simple things that will help protect your identity.
Your Mailbox - Eliminate credit offers and protect your mail.
Paper Shredders - Learn what to shred. Find a good shredder.
Scams - Learn how to recognize "phishing" and other common scams.
Credit Freeze - Is one available in your state?
Fraud Alerts - Take 30 seconds today and place a fraud alert on your credit.

Detection

Credit Reports - Learn how to spot signs of fraud in your credit report.
Credit Monitoring - Compare the cost and features of credit report monitoring services.
The Fact Act Explained - Learn the best way to order your goverment-mandated free credit reports.

Recovery

Emergency Help - Learn what to do if you believe you are a victim of identity theft.


	PayPal Email Scam - Email Form Also see the web version \| How to report a scam I've received this version of the scam from many of you. It's a more advanced version because it shows up in your email inbox instead of linking you to a scam web site. This makes it much more difficult for the average person to figure out where the information is being sent. Here's the bottom line: Never Fill Out a Form From Your Email Inbox! In this form, the scammers are asking you for your credit card number, expiration date, and your ATM PIN. Does that even make sense? Are you listening to that little voice in your head that questions why PayPal needs to know your ATM PIN? I tracked down where the information was being sent and the server had already been shut down. The domain that was being used had been set up only three or four days before I got the email. It appears that they were working from Croatia, but it's almost impossible to be sure. Bottom line again? Never Fill Out a Form From Your Email Inbox!	Special Offers Prevention Prevention Tips - Learn the simple things that will help protect your identity. Your Mailbox - Eliminate credit offers and protect your mail. Paper Shredders - Learn what to shred. Find a good shredder. Scams - Learn how to recognize "phishing" and other common scams. Credit Freeze - Is one available in your state? Fraud Alerts - Take 30 seconds today and place a fraud alert on your credit. Detection Credit Reports - Learn how to spot signs of fraud in your credit report. Credit Monitoring - Compare the cost and features of credit report monitoring services. The Fact Act Explained - Learn the best way to order your goverment-mandated free credit reports. Recovery Emergency Help - Learn what to do if you believe you are a victim of identity theft.