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From the eBay Announcement Board:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>***Trust & Safety: PayPal Accounts May Be A Target for Deceptive Emails***
Date: 03/12/04 Time: 07:02:25 PM PST
***Trust & Safety: PayPal Accounts May Be A Target for Deceptive Emails***
Through its anti-fraud investigations, eBay and PayPal have learned that third parties may have obtained limited transaction information of selected PayPal customers through the PayPal site after obtaining the passwords of several PayPal merchants. The information obtained includes first and last name, mailing address, email address, and information about the transaction. No personal financial information was disclosed. PayPal passwords, Social Security numbers, driver's license data, credit card numbers, or bank account numbers are protected because PayPal always encrypts this data and maintains it on secure servers that cannot be accessed by any merchant or third party.
These third parties may seek to use this information to target users with a deceptive email appearing to come from PayPal or online merchants.
PayPal has seen no evidence of fraudulent emails resulting from such incidents. However, the company is continuing to make protection against fraudulent emails a high priority. PayPal is informing affected customers and has set up a dedicated email address and toll-free phone number for customer questions and concerns at customerservice*paypal.com or 1-866-648-5869.
PayPal recommends that user take the following steps for protecting accounts:
Look out for suspicious-looking emails. If an email appears fraudulent or suspicious, forward it immediately to spoof*paypal.com.
Never provide personal or financial information in response to an email request. PayPal will not ask users to supply passwords, bank account information, or any other financial information in an email.
Log in safely to PayPal by opening a new web browser window (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape), and type in the following: https://www.paypal.com/.
Regularly check accounts for unauthorized activity.
Change passwords regularly. Select a new password that uses a random combination of letters, numbers and symbols. Avoid using single names or words that can be found in a dictionary. PayPal passwords are always encrypted and never shared with merchants or third parties.
Never download any email attachments. PayPal will never send an email attachment, or ask users to download anything from an email, in order to use its service or that of any partners.
Use the eBay Toolbar with the Account Guard feature that enables users to protect PayPal account information by warning when a user is on a potentially fraudulent (spoof) web site. The toolbar can be downloaded directly from eBay at http://pages.ebay.com/ebay_toolbar/.
As you may already know, spoof (fake or deceptive) email is becoming an increasingly common problem impacting large online companies and their customers. eBay and PayPal take spoof very seriously. For more information about marketplace safety, please visit the Security Center.
Regards,
eBay and PayPal<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Oh Great! http://community.here.com/infopop/em...s/icon_mad.gif
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It's a good thing they got this information to us in a timely manner...ebay and paypal are really on the ball http://community.here.com/infopop/em...n_rolleyes.gif
thank you, ebay http://community.here.com/infopop/em...n_rolleyes.gif http://community.here.com/infopop/em...n_rolleyes.gif
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>maintains it on secure servers that cannot be accessed by any merchant or third party.
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that statement looks like waving a red flag in front of hacker.... http://community.here.com/infopop/em.../icon_wink.gif
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Use the eBay Toolbar with the Account Guard feature that enables users to protect PayPal account information by warning when a user is on a potentially fraudulent (spoof) web site.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That has to be the funniest thing I've read in a LONG time. Oh yeah, spyware will protect you.
EBay, must have some big balls to make such a ludicrous statement about their scumware toolbar! Kind of like their statement that PayPal is SAFE!! They must think we're really stupid. What friggin nerve!
Blanche
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What??? They're not safe???
Next thing I know, you'll be telling me there's no tooth fairy or Easter bunny. And don't even think of mentioning Santa Claus...
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mrp, steam is flowing out of the top of my head at the moment. I'm sooo very, very pizzed about the toolbar push as a safety feature. I'm very tempted to start a thread on one of the eBay Boards describing just what that toolbar does.
Blanche
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What does it do? I have no clue, but I don't use it anyway.
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Ebay pushing spyware ...why am I NOT surprised?! http://community.here.com/infopop/em...n_rolleyes.gif
Karen
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>I'm sooo very, very pizzed about the toolbar push as a safety feature.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I saw that in the first post, and was going to comment, but I get kicked often enough for criticizing ePal. Or is that PayBay? I keep forgetting.... Anyway, I figured if I waited long enough, somebody else would say something. http://community.here.com/infopop/em.../icon_wink.gif