Didn't eBay purchase Paypal??

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Gellman User <jeffg@MIKOEXOTICWEAR.COM>
Date: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:45 am
Subject: Re: PayPal Scam phising/spoofs  (NVC)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> One of our companies is an adult company, and we have a ebay
> division, we
> were kicked off of paypal because of the content of our ebay
> auctions....ebay did not have a problem with our auctions, but
> paypal did,
> sort of like trying to buy a xrated video and your credit card
> company won't
> let you because they do not approve of the content.
>
> jeff
>
>
> On 2/17/06 2:16 PM, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>
> > Chris,
> >
> > I'm being bombarded with "phishing" e-mails of Paypal Content. I get
> > several everytime I download my e-mail. What is really
> interesting is I
> > don't have  an active  Paypal account. I don't use Paypal for a
> number> of reasons. For one, they want way too much financial
> information about
> > me, and two, they are notorious for blocking your account and thus
> > access to your payments by virtue of claiming they are looking
> into a
> > fraud claim. They will sit on your money until they are good and
> ready> to pay. In the meantime, your money is earning them lots of
> interest> bucks while it sits in their accounts. When you consider
> that Paypal is
> > a world-wide operation, that kind of activity nets them some huge
> > profits. I refuse to help them.
> >
> > John Rodgers
> > 88 GL Driver
> >
> > JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> >
> >> i just recieved another email from "paypal"..    these scam
> emails are
> >> realistic, this particular one actually used my full name...
> i forwarded it
> >> to
> >> spoof@paypal.com, they do nothing about it...just send a form
> automated>> letter
> >> reply..saying its a spoof...who know is anyone actually there
> looked at it or
> >> not.    the tricky thing is that it looks so real, there is no
> way to tell if
> >> its real or fake..copy and pasting the link provided sent me to
> a official
> >> looking "paypal" page with official looking paypal
> graphics..where they were
> >> requesting my password, etc...   even the links on the page
> took you to
> >> actual
> >> paypal links..  it was so well done that its hard to
> distinguish real from
> >> fake..
> >> this is another reason i dont use paypal..
> >>
> >> chris
> >> _____________fwd:_________________
> >>
> >> Subj:   Final Notice to Accept Policy Update to Prevent Account
> Limitation>> Date:   2/17/06 2:59:24 AM Eastern Standard Time
> >> From:   service@paypal.com
> >> To: XXXXXXXXX@XXXXX.com
> >> Sent from the Internet (Details)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear XXXXXXX  XXXXXXX,
> >>
> >> Recently, we sent an email notice to remind you to accept the
> updated PayPal
> >> User Agreement and Privacy Policy within 30 days to avoid
> limited access
> >> placed on your account.
> >>
> >> You now have 7 days to accept the policies. If your account is
> limited, you
> >> will be unable to send or receive money, but will be able to
> withdraw any
> >> remaining balances.
> >>
> >> PayPal values you as a customer and does not want you to lose
> the valuable
> >> benefits of your account. To accept the policy now, click or
> copy and paste
> >> the
> >> link below.   Next, log in to your account and click the New
> Policy Update
> >> link on your Account Overview page.
> >>
> >> Click the following link to accept the User Agreement and
> Privacy Policy now:
> >> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Thank you for using PayPal!
> >> The PayPal Team
> >> --------------------------------snip----------------------------
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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