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Clever PayPal Phishing Scam

No, I didn’t fall for it, but this particular PayPal phishing scam was more clever than most. (In other words, no obvious typos.)

It came through as a legitimate looking receipt for Creative Labs Gigaworks THX 7.1 S750 PC speakers. At $349.99 the price wasn’t so high it was seem bogus, but high enough that I couldn’t ignore it.

It listed the shipping information (to one "Wayne E. Bakewell") and listed his email.

Then the clincher: "Do you confirm this transaction?" With the option of cancelling the transaction with the click of a button. I didn’t click on this link, which goes to a page at SantaPhoneCall.com.

Which just goes to prove: you can’t trust a man with a beard. (Abe Lincoln excepted.)

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Rich Brooks
Watching Your Back, Because Your Neck Doesn’t Swivel That Far

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  • http://www.sixhrs.com Jack Payne

    The average escrow fraud over the internet is now #13,000, up from $5,000 just 5 years ago.
    And, the staggering figure of 9 out of every 10 escrow offerings is bogus. That's right, 90% scams.

    This is frightening. Lots of cleaning up to do before anyone can have much confidence in doing big-ticket business over the net these days.

    –Jack Payne
    http://www.sixhrs.com

  • http://www.sixhrs.com Jack Payne

    The average escrow fraud over the internet is now #13,000, up from $5,000 just 5 years ago.
    And, the staggering figure of 9 out of every 10 escrow offerings is bogus. That's right, 90% scams.

    This is frightening. Lots of cleaning up to do before anyone can have much confidence in doing big-ticket business over the net these days.

    –Jack Payne
    http://www.sixhrs.com

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