[HoustonHam] Becoming "Verified" with PayPal

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

Here's a link from their site to what has all been discussed.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/general/SecuritySpoof

73,
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Amateur Radio in Houston TX area" <houstonham at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [HoustonHam] Becoming "Verified" with PayPal


> Same way with paypal, looking on their site..Send it to spoof at paypal.com.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Amateur Radio in Houston TX area" <houstonham at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [HoustonHam] Becoming "Verified" with PayPal
>
>
> > 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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