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#156113 - 08/12/08 10:00 PM
Re: I've Been Phished
[Re: AdornmentsMilani]
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 4876
Loc: Canada
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I'm very paranoid as well when logging into certain sites. For PayPal, I only log in using a link from the original email I received when I first registered there. It's inconvenient to always go searching for that link, but it's the best way I know of to be sure (and I also know what to look for in the URL address now). Same with eBay. Never ever click a link within an email to these kinds of sites, even if it looks legit. Close the email, and go in through your best-known-safe link.
Another rule of thumb is to always close your browser window after logging out of sites like eBay, PayPal and banking sites. I go so far as to close down all browser windows and open a new one BEFORE I log in. I'm very paranoid.
HFG, your story is so scary, but it's so valuable to share it with us here. IMO, you just can't be too careful when logging into sites that involve any kind of financial dealings.
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#156136 - 08/13/08 12:05 AM
Re: I've Been Phished
[Re: Dancing Dolphin]
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Registered: 11/18/05
Posts: 1796
Loc: Daytona Beach, Florida
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HFG, that is scary. Thanks for the tips, JJ and K.
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#156167 - 08/13/08 05:44 AM
Re: I've Been Phished
[Re: AdornmentsMilani]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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That's what I do, AdornmentsMilani... Ebay and Paypal state that all messages from them will be in your inbox on the site. So, I log in to my accounts to see if they are legit messages. I get emails sporadically from what appears to be ebay, paypal, and ioffer. After so many, you can pretty much tell which are bogus... that'll be so until phishing parties become even more adapt at looking authentic.
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#156361 - 08/14/08 02:49 PM
Re: I've Been Phished
[Re: meredithbead]
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Registered: 06/03/08
Posts: 134
Loc: Massachusetts, USA
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Wow! Sorry for your hassles, HFG! Can we ever be cautious enough? Like with all things, Technology and it's efficiencies also make us vulnerable. So, it pays to be doubly cautious. Thank God you're not liable for the $$$.
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#156517 - 08/15/08 05:37 PM
Re: I've Been Phished
[Re: Songbird08]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
Loc: USA
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I use Mozilla Firefox as my primary web-browser, and Mozilla Thunderbird for my email client (my service provider email account). When I get an email that looks suspicious, I can RIGHT click on any link in the body of the email and it'll give me the option to report the email as spam. I got a weird email, just now, referencing Google. Instead of marking as spam and deleting, I decided to report it. This time, I was presented with a Google page (a first), which provided me with some links. This was one of them: APWG Consumer Recs - HOW TO AVOID PHISHING SCAMS ~
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