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August 5, 2004
Scumbag Central Is Always Open For Business
Again and again I get email from readers who have fallen for the same, tired old eBay and PayPal scams. The fraudulent message always says the same thing ... “You/we have messed up and you need to login to your account via the link we've provided. Otherwise you're in Big Trouble.”
Here is one of today's pathetic attempts to defraud:
The kicker, of course, is that when we go to the the page that supposedly belongs to eBay or PayPal or a specific bank, it's nothing of the kind. This one seems authentic. It looks just like a genuine PayPal page – and it is. These lowlifes just copied the source code: http://www.patax.nu/PayPal
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never (did I make my point? :-) give your information in response to an email directive. Always go directly to the site in question. Reputable merchants will never ask for your information via email.
Oh, and since these lousy, cheating pages usually disappear in hours, you probably won't get to see it, so you can take a peek here:
http://auction-genius-course.com/img/fakepaypal.jpg
Too bad these losers don't put as much energy into legitimate activities as they do into stealing. They just might do very well.
Posted by SydneyJohnston at August 5, 2004 12:02 PM
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