[Jewelry making - Article 00720] - Re: [Orchid] Another scam?

[Silverspotstudio]

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Ettagale and all,

    My husband recently received a pseudo-PayPal spoof e-mail very much
    like the one you described.  This one was loaded with lots of
    graphics stolen from the PayPal site - it looked very slick and
    professional and "real." It, too, directed the recipient to a website
    (which looked just like PayPal's) and asked for such information as
    your SS#, your credit card number, and your PIN.  (PayPal will never
    ask for your PIN.) 

    The dead giveaway was that the e-mail was sent to my husband's work
    e-mail address, while his PayPal account is through his personal
    address. There's no way PayPal would ever have even _had_ his work
    e-mail. Also, the e-mail did _not_ address him by his first and last
    name (e.g., "Dear John Doe,"), as PayPal's e-mails always do. 
    Finally, when PayPal has any sort of business to conduct specifically
    regarding your account, the message is delivered in _plain text_ with
    no graphics. 

    Shortly after this incident, which was reported through the link on
    PayPal's site, several of my husband's co-workers received the same
    spoof. 

    Heads up, y'all, and bear a wary eye. Somebody out there is up to no
    good. 

Jessee Smith
www.silverspotstudio.com

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