Paypal

I have set up a paypal acct. Have used it a couple of times, one credit...
all went well.

However, that is through my credit card.... now they want me to 'verify' my
acct., which will give them access to my checking acct.... that saves them
the credit card fee. But, with a credit card, I can fight them if I have a
problem.. If I were to 'verify' my acct., and I had a problem, my money
would be gone from my checking acct and it would be much tougher to get any
of it back....

Just a note to others.....

Happy Guy, "Laissez les bons temps roulez"
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Re: Paypal

"happy-guy" <
>I have set up a paypal acct. Have used it a couple of times, one credit...
> all went well.
>
> However, that is through my credit card.... now they want me to 'verify' my
> acct., which will give them access to my checking acct.... that saves them
> the credit card fee. But, with a credit card, I can fight them if I have a
> problem.. If I were to 'verify' my acct., and I had a problem, my money
> would be gone from my checking acct and it would be much tougher to get any
> of it back....

Very true. Also, many emails from PayPal and eBay requesting
"verification" are scams and not actually from PayPal or eBay
at all. Right click on the link in the email; click on "Copy Shortcut",
and do a paste into, for example, Notepad to find out where the
link really goes.

-- Bob Day

Re: Paypal

Getting your account verified doesn't mean you can't use your credit
card anymore. My PayPal account was verified a long time ago and I've
never had my checking account debited. Well...except for one time when
I messed up, but that was my fault...although PayPal makes you go
through an extra step to use a credit card...anyway, the point is that
getting your account verified doesn't change anything significant for
you. You can still use your credit card through PayPal.

Darin

happy-guy wrote:
> I have set up a paypal acct. Have used it a couple of times, one credit...
> all went well.
>
> However, that is through my credit card.... now they want me to 'verify' my
> acct., which will give them access to my checking acct.... that saves them
> the credit card fee. But, with a credit card, I can fight them if I have a
> problem.. If I were to 'verify' my acct., and I had a problem, my money
> would be gone from my checking acct and it would be much tougher to get any
> of it back....
>
> Just a note to others.....
>
> Happy Guy, "Laissez les bons temps roulez"
> .
> .

Re: Paypal

Email from Paypal:

Thank you for contacting PayPal. We appreciate you bringing this
suspicious email to our attention.

Commonly referred to as phishing, these emails are sent by fraudsters in
an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from
the recipients. PayPal takes phishing threats seriously. Our fraud
prevention specialists are working 24/7 to help protect you and enable
the community to stay safe.

After review, we can confirm that the email you received was not sent by
PayPal. Any website which may be linked to this email is not authorized
or used by PayPal.

Our fraud prevention team is working to disable any website linked to
this email. In the meantime, please do not enter any information into
this website. If you have already done so, you should immediately log
into your PayPal account and change your password, as well as your
security questions and answers. We also recommend that you contact your
bank and credit card company immediately.

If you notice any unauthorized activity on your PayPal account, please
report it to us by following the instructions below:

1. Log in to your account only from the PayPal website. Do not use
links provided in any email.

2. Click on the Security Center link at the bottom of the page.

3. Click on the 'Unauthorized Transaction' link under the Report a
Problem column.

4. Follow the instructions on this page in order to access the
appropriate form.

Lastly, we recommend taking a few steps to protect yourself from
identity theft:

> Download the SafetyBar, a toolbar for Outlook and Outlook Express,
which identifies known spoof emails.
> Get eBay Toolbar with Account Guard which warns you when you're on a
potentially fraudulent (spoof) Web site.
> Frequently monitor your account for suspicious activity.

For additional tips please visit the PayPal Security Center at


Once again, thank you for reporting this suspicious email. Your
vigilance helps us in our efforts to protect the PayPal community. If
you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,

PayPal


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Re: Paypal

happy-guy wrote:

> I have set up a paypal acct. Have used it a couple of times, one credit...
> all went well.
>
> However, that is through my credit card.... now they want me to 'verify' my
> acct., which will give them access to my checking acct.... that saves them
> the credit card fee.

NEVER, NEVER respond to requests like those sent to you via email.
These are invariably spoofs, nowadays called "phishing." They're
counterfeit websites masquerading as the real thing, so you'll log in
there and give them your bank account numbers and other personal info.

If you want to log into Paypal, point your browser to their website by
name: www.paypal.com
NEVER log in to the site given to you in your email.


--
Steven D. Litvintchouk
Email:

Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.

Re: Paypal

"Bob Day" <> wrote in message
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>
> Very true. Also, many emails from PayPal and eBay requesting
> "verification" are scams and not actually from PayPal or eBay
> at all.

The same thing is true of official-looking emails from banks or other
financial institutions asking you to verify account information. By the way,
I would suggest replacing the word "many" in the above sentence by "all."