Phishing Scams that PayPal Members Should Watch Out For!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm getting tired of getting these PHISHING Scams! I probably get one of these PayPal Phishing Scam Emails everyday. What is a Phishing Scam? Per Wikipedia : In computing , phishing is an attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. eBay , PayPal and online banks are common targets. These kinds of emails now go directly to my Spam folder. But if I see themI always forward them to: spoof@paypal.com . And I strongly advise everyone to do the same. Here is a screen shot of what I typically get in my inbox. At first glance, you will really think that it's a legitimate PayPal email especially if you only look at the PayPal logo on top. It's exactly the same. So how do you know if it's a legitimate email or not? Here's what's on Wikipedia on this: PayPal phishing example In an examp...