Well I had better pay then...

[Madison]

I guess with as much as we hear about this kind of thing, it must be working. Hmm.......

To all Cafe' members,

We are updating our files. Please send your credit card numbers, along with your credit limits, real names, and passwords to Madison's PM box. You have 3 days to do this or your account will be banned.

Thank you,

Your friendly neighborhood scammer.

[JTWood]

Thanks for the heads up.
Just updated all my information so I wouldn't have to bother with it later on when I got the e-mail notice.

I hope you didn't click on the link above and enter your details....
I put it on here because it is obviously someone trying to scam credit card details out of people....

I'm waiting to hear if he really used the link you published in the first post.

[Red Stripe]

People still use AOL?

[ironman]

Seriously, who out there still believes that any bank would email you asking for information? My bank is local so I seriously doubt I ever get a Phish email stating they were from them, but I've gotten stuff claiming to be from Citi and Chase before.

[Cornbread Maxwell]

People still use AOL?

LMAO - thats funny right there

[Coppermine]

It's perfect becuase most AOL users are dumb enough to fall for phishing scams. Apparently, more people are voluntarily giving away their financial information than ever. Then again, if they're using AOL, they're just giving away their money too... for a service that sucks.

Ugh.

By the way, I'm starting a charity called the Human Fund. It helps humans. You can donate via major credit card by just PMing me the details.

Your contribution to the Human Fund will help humans everywhere and save the Krakatoans from possible destruction from a volcanic eruption.

[wrveres]

Most people get bogus PayPal, eBay, AOL and many other banks' email notices claiming you need to update information, or that someone is illegally using your account, and that it will be terminated.

99% of these are scams. Usually you can tell because your NAME (the real name you gave when you signed up to PayPal, etc.) is NOT in the greeting. It says "Dear valued eBay member" instead of Dear John Smith.

Rule of thumb: If it doesn't have your real name in the greeting, it's a scam.


Be careful.

hmmm ..

I get those emails all the time from EBAY and Paypal ..
Never really thought about it, but that is a solid point ..

thanks

[MMoNeY24]

I've gotten the eBay and PayPal notices telling my I need to update my info also. Luckily the first time I just ignored it, or else it can pretty much screw you over. I know someone that had done that and a scammer was slowly taking money out of the account. It was nearly undetectable because the withdrawal amounts weren't insanely high, and it just blended with all the other transactions the person made. Usually they're all fake, so unless you can contact PayPal or eBay and verify it, it's definitely smart to just ignore it.

Coppermine, isn't The Human Fund from Seinfeld?

[Coppermine]

[bigh0rt]

I got an e-mail in Yahoo like that the other day, from "PayPal" asking for my info.