Pay pal attempted scams

Gavin Sowry said:
I sometimes use the 'silent' trick......... quietly place the receiver on the bench, and walk away. Come back 5 mins later, and ask if they are still there.....
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SWMBO used to do that - came back and the caller was still on the line and then accused her of wasting his time :eek::eek::eek:

Not a wise move :punch::punch::punch::punch::punch::punch:
 
If you look at the senders email, it shows where its from, and its never paypal,, just have your brain in gear , before engaging fingers
 
Another "paypal" scam is an e-mail saying you need to finish/update your details for paypal or e bay or your account will be limited. so ignore as previous post have said.
As for phone scams, had the "Microsoft" one last year and after 20 mins she hung up and accused me of wasting her time!! Result!
 
I love the ones where I get the email that says I have 4 million dollars available, do this and that....

I email them back and tell them I completed the transaction and thanks for the money!

They often email back wondering how I got the money... I tell them that I bought a new house, a boat, and a house for my mother, and tell them I have given their email address to all of my friends who want money..

Usually that finishes the conversation forever... they want money, and if you waste their time, they will often cut you off the list.. if not, it's still fun. There are organizations and websites that go after these people and spam them...

Greg
 
There used to be a bit of shareware that would constantly re send an email thousands of times a day - to the same address. Great for responding to these guys. I have not seen it in the last few years though. Shareware seems to have faded away a bit, .JRMI is the only one I can think of at the moment.
 
Stack and stacks of shareware still around. To be honest though, something like that makes you a spammer yourself, and much as it's good to get one over on the pests there is the old adage "Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right", especially remembering the sender could well be an innocent but hacked email account.
 
AND, you are just wasting bandwidth...
there is enough 'noise' out there as it is..
 
I get these almost every day along with thiose for banks, other websites, couriers just never use a link in an ebay and you can normally click on siurse to see where the ebay has really come from, often Russia, China or Nigeria!
 
funandtrains said:
I get these almost every day along with thiose for banks, other websites, couriers just never use a link in an ebay and you can normally click on siurse to see where the ebay has really come from, often Russia, China or Nigeria!
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Burp-burp, burp-burp...
"Hello?"
"I am calling from Windows. There is a serious problem with your computer."
"Lucky you called - I am having a problem, but the computer is upstairs where my wife is working on it, and we have a different phone line for the office, so you need to call her number. I'll tell her you
will be calling. The number is [local police headquarters.]"
Often wonder what followed...
 
Haven't seen this mentioned. PayPal, as well as most banks, allow for two-factor authentication. After you log in with your username and password, the genuine site sends a PIN to your mobile phone. Without your phone to receive the PIN, a hacker is SOL. It's a bit more trouble, but also more secure. Nothing is unhackable, but we can make it harder for the crooks.

Note that this comment is coming from a country that didn't require a chipped bank card until recently. :envy:
 
Eaglecliff said:
Burp-burp, burp-burp...
"Hello?"
"I am calling from Windows. There is a serious problem with your computer."
"Lucky you called - I am having a problem, but the computer is upstairs where my wife is working on it, and we have a different phone line for the office, so you need to call her number. I'll tell her you
will be calling. The number is [local police headquarters.]"
Often wonder what followed...
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I have used this several times. They never call back, must be satisfied customers. . .
These guys are cunning though. A friend is an IT professional, he has had several of the calls occasionally, he will string them along going through a rigmarole with them and then blithely asking "But does this work on a Mac?" Bang, the phone goes down but, on one occasion he went through a series of keystrokes with them and up came a hidden code of numbers and letters he had not been aware of. Almost too cunning.
 
Junk mail. I'm talking real paper mail that you pick out of your mailbox. Someone had a good way of dealing with it, that I had heard about years ago. Almost all junk mail comes with a prepaid return envelope. He simply placed some of the paper that comes in the original mailing in the return envelope and sent it back. It doesn't matter which papers you put in, mix 'em up. The company that sent the original ads must pay for the return postage once it's in the post office hands.
 
One very simple thing. All banks, PayPal etc know who you are if you are a customer. Therefore if I get an email that starts "dear customer " rather than "dear mr morris" I know it is a scam.
 
KeithT said:
I have used this several times. They never call back, must be satisfied customers. . .
These guys are cunning though. A friend is an IT professional, he has had several of the calls occasionally, he will string them along going through a rigmarole with them and then blithely asking "But does this work on a Mac?" Bang, the phone goes down but, on one occasion he went through a series of keystrokes with them and up came a hidden code of numbers and letters he had not been aware of. Almost too cunning.
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I had an Indian claiming to be from Microsoft phone me. I said I expect you are going to tell me my pic has got a virus. He said no, it has an infection. You just can't get good quality scammers these days.
 
Ah... the good old "you have wiruses in your windows" call that SWMBO had a few times a couple of years back. Pathetic time wasters.
 
Madman said:
Junk mail. I'm talking real paper mail that you pick out of your mailbox. Someone had a good way of dealing with it, that I had heard about years ago. Almost all junk mail comes with a prepaid return envelope. He simply placed some of the paper that comes in the original mailing in the return envelope and sent it back. It doesn't matter which papers you put in, mix 'em up. The company that sent the original ads must pay for the return postage once it's in the post office hands.
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That's what my Dad did with the stuff. He claimed it kept the Post Office in business!
 
Madman said:
Junk mail. I'm talking real paper mail that you pick out of your mailbox. Someone had a good way of dealing with it, that I had heard about years ago. Almost all junk mail comes with a prepaid return envelope. He simply placed some of the paper that comes in the original mailing in the return envelope and sent it back. It doesn't matter which papers you put in, mix 'em up. The company that sent the original ads must pay for the return postage once it's in the post office hands.
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Yes I have done that too when I can be bothered, but I always made sure that I stuffed everything back in the envelope. Now that I have a small set of low calibiration scales I will ensure that I add some extra paper to make it up to the next Post Cost. Companies are very careful to ensure that their post is calibrated to a specific Post Cost value!
JonD
 
Madman said:
Junk mail. I'm talking real paper mail that you pick out of your mailbox. Someone had a good way of dealing with it, that I had heard about years ago. Almost all junk mail comes with a prepaid return envelope. He simply placed some of the paper that comes in the original mailing in the return envelope and sent it back. It doesn't matter which papers you put in, mix 'em up. The company that sent the original ads must pay for the return postage once it's in the post office hands.
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Thought I had a Patent on that one..... must check with my agent, Mr Pat Pending.
 
Oh dear it looks like I just paid PayPay $15.00 for two packs of Bicycle Playing Cards from China to be delivered to my address in Russia :mad::mad: which of course I don't have :eek:
 
I always use Paypal to pay if I can, like others I have a bank account that remains just about empty till I want to buy something then money is put into for that purchase. I also have mine to pay 14 days after delivery so if somebody gets through it's paypal's money they get not mine and Paypal are quick off the mark at trying to get there own Money back if you tell them too :). Over the last five years they have helped me get my money back from disreputably sellers online, and have always succeeded.
 
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