![]() Went to eBay messages, but nothing was showing.Īs the timing may have been a coincidence, I was giving eBay and the buyer the benefit of the doubt that neither party was trying to pull something. A short while later, I received three successive emails in my spam email folder.Īll were claiming to be from eBay and stating that I wanted to change my address, with links and the whole shebang. Last May I opened an unpaid item case against a buyer. ![]() Please urge your readersģ-Stop using signatures with detailed information.īeware Spoof PayPal Emails Containing Your Full Na I would be willing to bet other readers have fallen prey to this scam. It wouldn't take a rocket scientist to check my website, see I accept PayPal, then send what appeared to be a legitmate email from PayPal that included my full name. Mine includes my full name, company name, website link and phone numbers, something I will stop immediately. Many people including me, use "signatures" at the bottom of their emails. While writing this, I had a light bulb moment. ![]() Your readers should be aware of this scam. Finally today, I received a "form email response", confirming it was not sent by PayPal, even though it contained my first, middle and last name. Three to four days later, I received an identical email and again forwarded it to PayPal. I copied and pasted full headers into the email, then forwarded it to I got no response. Thankfully, I checked full headers and realized it had to be a scam. Other than having 3 links in the email, most people would have believed it to be from PayPal. I received what appeared to be a very valid email from PayPal that included my full name.
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