I just got this email (to my ham radio account, which isn\’t used for anything personal or financial…). It wasn\’t even addressed to me specifically, contains a misspelled word or two, and the punctuation is terrible. Oh, I\’m sure this must have really come from PayPal – as if I\’ve never seen one of their emails (sent to the only account I have associated with PayPal). Wow. This guy must be really stupid. I tried to do a reverse-lookup of his number, but he\’s at least smart enough to keep his information unlisted. I did forward this email to his phone provider, though. I bet they know who he is. Maybe they can have a little talk with him.
PayPal Security Notice The credit/debit card you have on file with us is suspended. To update your billing information please call the security departament at : 509-591-4214 Case ID : 97456688 Account ID :83320775885 If you choose to ignore our request your account will be suspended .
I just got the same email this morning, with slightly different wording: “We have recently noticed one or more attempts to log into your PayPal account and we have reasons to belive
that your account is used by a third party without your authorization.”
Exact same phone number, which I searched and then found your blog. Also this number was used on a couple of scams reported in Wash. state.
Thanks for posting this.
N.P. These people piss me off.