Complaint Review: PAYPAL/ BILL CHANG - SACO Maine

Kimberly, I agree with the others that you received a phishing email. Paypal isn't the only company named used by these phishing scammers. One very easy way to tell is to look at the beginning of the email where the scammer never calls "you" by name. Paypal, ebay, etc always begin any emails to you by using YOUR username with them and NOT "Dear Paypal user" or whatever. You can also hold your mouse curser over the link and look at the bottom of your browser to see to which web address the link belongs. Always remember that the only way you should make changes or enter your password is by going directly to the company's website and logging on to your account there. Even if you think the email is legit, close it and go through the website.

Kimberly , What you have been mailed is commonly referred to as a phishing scam , IF you had been an actual Paypal Member , you would have went and entered your email and password , and then discovered that the website you went to WAS NOT Paypal but in fact a scam site set up to look EXACTLY like Paypal's site and harvest passwords and credit card info . Either way be glad you werent a member and did not have a credit card , you would have lost alot of money! Be wary of ANY email that sends you to a website and asks for password or credit card info . Fwd the email you received to [email protected]

I don't think anyone stole your e-mail address. It looks like you got spammed with someone trying to steal PayPal usernames and passwords. If you still have the original e-mail, open it back up and click on the link that the e-mail directs you to. You'll see the PayPal page open up, but look at the actual web address in your browser's address bar. Does it begin with either "http://www.paypal.com" or "https://www.paypal.com"? I'm guessing that it doesn't. If it doesn't, then it's a fake web page posing as PayPal. Once you enter your e-mail address and password in that web page, it will send the information your enter to someone else who will then have your information. If you did type any personal information (passwords, credit card numbers, etc.) in to that form, then take the proper steps to protect yourself ASAP from whatever information you have given out to these rogue sites (change your passwords, contact your financial institutions, etc.) Good Luck,

I don't think anyone stole your e-mail address. It looks like you got spammed with someone trying to steal PayPal usernames and passwords. If you still have the original e-mail, open it back up and click on the link that the e-mail directs you to. You'll see the PayPal page open up, but look at the actual web address in your browser's address bar. Does it begin with either "http://www.paypal.com" or "https://www.paypal.com"? I'm guessing that it doesn't. If it doesn't, then it's a fake web page posing as PayPal. Once you enter your e-mail address and password in that web page, it will send the information your enter to someone else who will then have your information. If you did type any personal information (passwords, credit card numbers, etc.) in to that form, then take the proper steps to protect yourself ASAP from whatever information you have given out to these rogue sites (change your passwords, contact your financial institutions, etc.) Good Luck,

I don't think anyone stole your e-mail address. It looks like you got spammed with someone trying to steal PayPal usernames and passwords. If you still have the original e-mail, open it back up and click on the link that the e-mail directs you to. You'll see the PayPal page open up, but look at the actual web address in your browser's address bar. Does it begin with either "http://www.paypal.com" or "https://www.paypal.com"? I'm guessing that it doesn't. If it doesn't, then it's a fake web page posing as PayPal. Once you enter your e-mail address and password in that web page, it will send the information your enter to someone else who will then have your information. If you did type any personal information (passwords, credit card numbers, etc.) in to that form, then take the proper steps to protect yourself ASAP from whatever information you have given out to these rogue sites (change your passwords, contact your financial institutions, etc.) Good Luck,

I don't think anyone stole your e-mail address. It looks like you got spammed with someone trying to steal PayPal usernames and passwords. If you still have the original e-mail, open it back up and click on the link that the e-mail directs you to. You'll see the PayPal page open up, but look at the actual web address in your browser's address bar. Does it begin with either "http://www.paypal.com" or "https://www.paypal.com"? I'm guessing that it doesn't. If it doesn't, then it's a fake web page posing as PayPal. Once you enter your e-mail address and password in that web page, it will send the information your enter to someone else who will then have your information. If you did type any personal information (passwords, credit card numbers, etc.) in to that form, then take the proper steps to protect yourself ASAP from whatever information you have given out to these rogue sites (change your passwords, contact your financial institutions, etc.) Good Luck,