Examples of Suspected Fraud or Fake Emails

[PayPal_Andy]

Hey Everybody!

In an effort to make things easier to find and research, I'm going to consolidate as many threads as possible where we have examples of people trying to defraud hard working sellers (Craigslist emails, 'PayPal' emails asking you to send money outside of PayPal, etc).  This will also be used as a master thread for future posts regarding this same situation.

When you post your examples here, please remember to not include last names or contact information of whoever is sending these emails.  There's no way to confirm if that person has been defrauded as well and the name is being used fraudulently.

Thanks for your cooperation and remember, keep the conversation productive, on task, and above all, keep it clean. I know these things can be difficult and frustrating, but bleep filled posts or posts that look like government redacted files will never benefit anyone. 😄

Andy

[Dvarf]

Hi everyone

My partner made a sale today on a local sale site and got a supposed payment conformation email from Paypal... very good it was too until I looked at it for her.

Email from -service @ intl . paypal . com- (dont email this... this is just a warning to let you know where its come from)

Dear ,

You have an Instant Payment of £220.00 GBP from 

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Payment Details

Purchased From:  Transaction ID:

Item # Item Title Quantity Price Subtotal Not Available
Buzz
1 £140.00 GBP £140.00 GBP
Shipping & Handling via Cargo Shipment International to 03301 
(includes any seller handling fees) £80.00 GBP Shipping Insurance (not offered): -- Sales Tax : £00.00 GBP Total: £220.00 GBP

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Additional note: 
I have made the payment, so I have forwarded your details to the Shipping Company who will pick up the item, please send the pick up cost to them as we discussed and arrange with them  the pick up date and time. Thanks.

Shipping Information

Address:
City-Challenge,
Express way,
NG.. Shipping Method: The item will be picked up from the seller's Location by World Wide Speed Post Agent.
Address Status: Confirmed   

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If you have any question regarding the pick up, please contact the Delivery Company  or your buyer.

Thank you for using PayPal!

The PayPal Team

PayPal Email ID PP1268

Not bad until you take a look at your paypal account... no transaction

Next email was from same address suposedly from Paypal telling my partner that the transaction was put on hold and would not be released until proof of sending money to the shipping agent (£80)

Next email was supposedly from Paypal once again.. an adviser called

My name is . I'm a PayPal representative in charge of your transaction with 

Kindly reply to this message if you have any question regarding this transaction and I will be happy to help you. 

We thank you for being an asset to PayPal and we hope to serve you better in the nearest future. 

We do not appreciate any calls due to attending to many customer,  We advice you to get back to us via this email to get full details of this transaction.

Be informed that this transaction is only available and can only be tracked and traced via email, So do reply back to us if you have any question about the transaction and not via phone call.

Note the occasional poor use of English... My parner replied to try and get some advice and got another email back telling her just to pay the money and everthing would be ok.

I've told her to ignore it all now.

Just thought I'd pass on this as a warning.... it all seems very above board till you realise there are little things that don't add up.

If anyone is wanting a copy of all the emails so you can see what they are.. ask and I'll post

Dvarf

[davidalxndr]

Be careful i had been aproached by this guy Navi Satine, tu buy off me a tablet from ebay, the guys from Malaysa, and wanted me to send him 200 euros via western union cause it was an error or something and ''paypal'' who alegedly was sending the email too 500 euros out of his account rather than 300

[snowshoe]

Duplicate post.

[philomenus]

Same here, yesterday a *Frank * was interested in buying a leather sofa from me but he had problems getting his transporter paid since he was 'offshore'. He asked me to wire the 3000Nkr fee (about 300 BP) to a company in Turkey for me. After giving proof of fulfilling the transaction through Western Union, Paypal would deblock this payment. That got me suspicious . I could not believe that a global payment service would facilitate such services. I received emails from both *Paypal' and my sofa buyer which looked like this.

You have received Instant Payment of KR !!! NOK from Mr Frank .

                                      TRANSACTION STATUS : TEMPORARY ON HOLD

As mentioned in the receipt of Payment and as per PayPal Merchandise Payment policy, we have fully debited the total amount (above) from the buyer's account which included the Transport/Delivery Charges (WORLD WIDE COURIER). 

You would have to Pay the Shipping Charges to the Courier Company through Western Union Money Transfer, In order to complete this transaction and get the whole funds Released in your Bank Account. So therefore,We advice you go to nearest Western Union Office or visit www.westernunion.no and send the excess sum !!!! NOK to the Transport Agent and send us a Scanned Copy/Photograph of the Western Union Transaction Receipt (in .JPG Format).

NOTE: This is important as a security measure to ensure safety of this transaction. 

Please, find below the Name and Address of the Transport Agent where the Funds would be sent via Western Union Money Transfer.

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@PayPal_Andy wrote:

Hey Everybody!

In an effort to make things easier to find and research, I'm going to consolidate as many threads as possible where we have examples of people trying to defraud hard working sellers (Craigslist emails, 'PayPal' emails asking you to send money outside of PayPal, etc).  This will also be used as a master thread for future posts regarding this same situation.

When you post your examples here, please remember to not include last names or contact information of whoever is sending these emails.  There's no way to confirm if that person has been defrauded as well and the name is being used fraudulently.

Thanks for your cooperation and remember, keep the conversation productive, on task, and above all, keep it clean. I know these things can be difficult and frustrating, but bleep filled posts or posts that look like government redacted files will never benefit anyone. 😄

Andy

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@PayPal_Andy wrote:

Hey Everybody!

In an effort to make things easier to find and research, I'm going to consolidate as many threads as possible where we have examples of people trying to defraud hard working sellers (Craigslist emails, 'PayPal' emails asking you to send money outside of PayPal, etc).  This will also be used as a master thread for future posts regarding this same situation.

When you post your examples here, please remember to not include last names or contact information of whoever is sending these emails.  There's no way to confirm if that person has been defrauded as well and the name is being used fraudulently.

Thanks for your cooperation and remember, keep the conversation productive, on task, and above all, keep it clean. I know these things can be difficult and frustrating, but bleep filled posts or posts that look like government redacted files will never benefit anyone. 😄

Andy

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@PayPal_Andy wrote:

Hey Everybody!

In an effort to make things easier to find and research, I'm going to consolidate as many threads as possible where we have examples of people trying to defraud hard working sellers (Craigslist emails, 'PayPal' emails asking you to send money outside of PayPal, etc).  This will also be used as a master thread for future posts regarding this same situation.

When you post your examples here, please remember to not include last names or contact information of whoever is sending these emails.  There's no way to confirm if that person has been defrauded as well and the name is being used fraudulently.

Thanks for your cooperation and remember, keep the conversation productive, on task, and above all, keep it clean. I know these things can be difficult and frustrating, but bleep filled posts or posts that look like government redacted files will never benefit anyone. 😄

Andy

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@PayPal_Andy wrote:

Hey Everybody!

In an effort to make things easier to find and research, I'm going to consolidate as many threads as possible where we have examples of people trying to defraud hard working sellers (Craigslist emails, 'PayPal' emails asking you to send money outside of PayPal, etc).  This will also be used as a master thread for future posts regarding this same situation.

When you post your examples here, please remember to not include last names or contact information of whoever is sending these emails.  There's no way to confirm if that person has been defrauded as well and the name is being used fraudulently.

Thanks for your cooperation and remember, keep the conversation productive, on task, and above all, keep it clean. I know these things can be difficult and frustrating, but bleep filled posts or posts that look like government redacted files will never benefit anyone. 😄

Andy

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[Pampered7]

Confirm your card

Hello,

You linked your debit or credit card to your PayPal account on January, 2014. To make sure the card is yours, we made a small charge to it that you'll need to confirm (and we'll refund the money to your PayPal account when you're done).

The charge creates a unique 4-digit code on your card statement. If you don't see the charge right away, don't worry - sometimes it takes a few days to show up. If you can't check your card statement online, check your paper statement when it comes in the mail (this can take up to 30 days). You will find the charge from PayPal with a 4-digit code.

How to confirm your card:

1. Check your card statement and look for a charge from "PayPal" with a 4-digit code next to it.
2. Click Confirm Credit Card.

When that's done, you'll be able to pay safer online with your card through PayPal - without ever exposing your financial information to sellers.

Please don't reply to this email. It'll just confuse the computer that sent it and you won't get a response.

Copyright 2014, Inc. All rights reserved. We are located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131.

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@PayPal_Andy wrote:

Hey Everybody!

In an effort to make things easier to find and research, I'm going to consolidate as many threads as possible where we have examples of people trying to defraud hard working sellers (Craigslist emails, 'PayPal' emails asking you to send money outside of PayPal, etc).  This will also be used as a master thread for future posts regarding this same situation.

When you post your examples here, please remember to not include last names or contact information of whoever is sending these emails.  There's no way to confirm if that person has been defrauded as well and the name is being used fraudulently.

Thanks for your cooperation and remember, keep the conversation productive, on task, and above all, keep it clean. I know these things can be difficult and frustrating, but bleep filled posts or posts that look like government redacted files will never benefit anyone. 😄

Andy

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[BethGrace]

Got this today: # 14 May 2014 : A payment of $8.21 was sent to Speedyshare Inc. from your account. The transaction indicates us that your PayPal Debit Mastercard (xxxxxxxxxxx) it has been used to complete this payment. Payment Status: Awaiting Authorization If you have not authorized this charge, log in as soon as possible to cancel the payment. In order to get a full refund you will need to follow the steps required. If you made this payment and you will like to be approved just ignore this email. We appreciate your business and apologise for any inconvenience. PayPal From this web address ***BEWARE!!!*** ***BEWARE!!!*** ***BEWARE!!!*** ***BEWARE!!!*** ***BEWARE!!!*** ***BEWARE!!!*** ***BEWARE!!!***

[rainmorgans]

I received a similar email, is there an action I need to take, when I click on the Paypal link they include it takes me to a page called the almonagroup.com. Is this a scam? And will the charge go through if I don't respond? I have no idea who speedyshare inc is.

[minty1]

Hi rainmorgans

YES it is a scam to siphon/hijack your details/account

Never click on any links sent to u by email

Always log in by the official site.

Since u have clicked on the link change your password and security questions asap

Check your account and keep a check on it in case of any unauthorised transactions

[rainmorgans]

Thank you so much for your advice, I will do that right now.

[minty1]

Welcome