Sounds like a business opportunity for somebody.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Gellman User" <jeffg@MIKOEXOTICWEAR.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: PayPal Scam phising/spoofs (NVC)

> 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
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>>>>> User Agreement and Privacy Policy within 30 days to avoid
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>>>>>
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>>>>>
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>>>>> The PayPal Team
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>