Yes

That is the weird part...we use auctioncheckout..they do not censor you..it
is a huge issue in our industry...

jeff

On 2/17/06 4:28 PM, "Mark Tuovinen" <mst@ak.net> wrote:

> 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----------------------------
>> ------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>