[HoustonHam] Becoming "Verified" with PayPal

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

Do not send them ANY info!!
Paypal, Ebay, etc always say they never will ask for Bank account info,
routing numbers, etc like that...
If you get something like that from Ebay, you're supposed to send it to
spoof at ebay.com
I don't know about Paypal, but I would check on their site about where to
send those emails to.

I dont know if this is spelled correctly or not but they call them phishing
scams.

BEWARE!!

73,
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Ponder" <n5wbi at clearsail.net>
To: <clarcswap at clarc.org>; <clarc at clarc.org>; <houstonham at mailman.qth.net>;
<HQRP at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <JohnCallarman at msn.com>; <w_r_hale at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:06 PM
Subject: [HoustonHam] Becoming "Verified" with PayPal


> I've been receiving the notifications from PayPal
> lately that I need to get "verified" by giving them
> my bank name, routing number, and account number.
> Even though my browser (IE) shows the lock icon
> signifying a SECURE transaction, the thought of
> sending that information over the net makes me
> feel very, very INSECURE.
>
> Have any of you out there in ham-land gone through
> the PayPal verification process?  Is it "for real"
> or is it just another ploy used to get user data
> for later scams?
>
> I like the convenience of purchasing items and
> hobby magazines through PayPal and have never had
> a bad experience with them.  I use only one credit
> card with my account and track the expenditures
> with PayPal not only through PayPal but through
> the credit card company, also.
>
> BUT ... I don't like the idea of giving them my
> bank information (although, I guess they could
> use my credit card info in a round-about way to
> get that).  OUCH - now I feel even more INSECURE!
>
> Thoughts, anybody?
>
> 73 and GREAT DX!
>
> Stephen Ponder N5WBI
> Houston TX USA
>
>
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