{"id":2399,"date":"2009-11-13T17:56:57","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T23:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loadofbullshit.com\/?p=798"},"modified":"2009-11-13T17:56:57","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T23:56:57","slug":"what-to-do-when-receiving-suspicious-email-from-paypal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theelusivepotofgold.com\/MyBlog\/2009\/11\/13\/what-to-do-when-receiving-suspicious-email-from-paypal\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do When Receiving Suspicious Email From PayPal"},"content":{"rendered":"

I must admit that this email I received yesterday had me a little worried. Now don’t get me wrong, I get a lot of spam emails from wankers claiming to be from PayPal but they are so obviously spam that I don’t worry about them. They’re not even good enough to make them a\u00a0worthwhile\u00a0post on this blog. B<\/p>\n

The following email though was different.<\/p>\n

Hello blogster@blogsire.com<\/a>,<\/p>\n

On Oct. 12, 2009, Advantus Media, Inc. sent you a payment for $52.15 USD.<\/p>\n

The funds have been returned to Advantus Media, Inc.’s account.<\/p>\n

This payment was returned for the following reason(s):<\/p>\n

You did not sign up for a PayPal account or did not complete the registration process.<\/p>\n

Please contact Advantus Media, Inc. (paypal@advantusmedia.com<\/a>) to arrange an alternate payment method.<\/p>\n

If you have any further questions, please log in to your PayPal account and go to the History subtab. Locate this transaction and click the word “Cancelled” in the Details column.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
\nPayPal<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What this email did was create doubt, and once you have that flicker of doubt you can make mistakes, like clicking on a link or something silly. That is of course their intention.<\/p>\n

This particular email actually referred to Advantus Media, Inc, and affiliate that I often promote. \u00a0The first thing I did was log into my PayPal account and check the history. There was no record of that amount. Someone else may have panicked thinking that it was deleted and not showing up, and they may actually click on the link in the email.<\/p>\n

Not me. I Wrote to PayPal direct and forwarded them a copy of the email and then waited patiently for their reply. This arrived in less than 24 hours.
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