Ebay - Paypal - Fishing Crooks.....Blog...

studio1087 · June 1st, 2008, 01:05 PM

I received an email yesterday that said that I had bought a Sony Play Station with my Paypal balance. I just sold a guitar and amp therefore I had money in the account and the notification about the Play Station frightened me.

If I wanted to dispute the change I had to "log in" using my password.

I realized that it was a scam to get my password and I reported it to spoof@paypal.com.

I entered the fake name (Wayne Blakewell of PA) and address of the Play Station recipient into a search engine and I actually found a blog site reporting how the crooks do what they do. The same recipient name and address has been used in this scam over and over. A bright guy in another country set up the blog so that people like me would find the info if we googled the name and address of the Play Station "ship-to" address.

Check this out......

Paypal Fishing Explanation Blog

My mother in law fell for this two years ago. She collects antiqued quilts and she actually used her password on one of these fake emails. Someone started buying sporting goods with her Paypal balance.

Check out the Blog. The guy who established it is an IT person. It's put together very well.

Happy Sunday!

John

Joe-Bob · June 1st, 2008, 01:17 PM

Shouldn't he be in jail?

studio1087 · June 1st, 2008, 01:23 PM

I doubt that Wayne exists. They just make someone up in hopes that that people like me will pannic and log in using a password....then they have the password. They question is where are they?

studio1087 · June 1st, 2008, 01:28 PM

I just googled "Wayne's" address and there is a 16 Elm St in Brownsville PA!

I found more Blogs about this same scam....

http://www.postal-code.com/mrhappy/b...er-and-better/

I always get shocked when I realize that there are people with abundant talent (like computer crooks) who can't use their skills to get a legitimate job.

Folks can be funny. I don't get it. I wouldn't want to go to jail but that's just me.

6942 · June 1st, 2008, 02:09 PM

My wife and I get so many bogus e-bay and Paypal messages..............
Thank God for the Delete button!!

Steve

June 1st, 2008, 01:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
studio1087 Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 44 Posts: 3,961 36 Photos	Ebay - Paypal - Fishing Crooks.....Blog... I received an email yesterday that said that I had bought a Sony Play Station with my Paypal balance. I just sold a guitar and amp therefore I had money in the account and the notification about the Play Station frightened me. If I wanted to dispute the change I had to "log in" using my password. I realized that it was a scam to get my password and I reported it to spoof@paypal.com. I entered the fake name (Wayne Blakewell of PA) and address of the Play Station recipient into a search engine and I actually found a blog site reporting how the crooks do what they do. The same recipient name and address has been used in this scam over and over. A bright guy in another country set up the blog so that people like me would find the info if we googled the name and address of the Play Station "ship-to" address. Check this out...... Paypal Fishing Explanation Blog My mother in law fell for this two years ago. She collects antiqued quilts and she actually used her password on one of these fake emails. Someone started buying sporting goods with her Paypal balance. Check out the Blog. The guy who established it is an IT person. It's put together very well. Happy Sunday! John __________________ JLG Carry On

June 1st, 2008, 01:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Joe-Bob Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 46 Posts: 3,876	Shouldn't he be in jail? __________________ Music is the language of God.

June 1st, 2008, 01:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
studio1087 Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 44 Posts: 3,961 36 Photos	I doubt that Wayne exists. They just make someone up in hopes that that people like me will pannic and log in using a password....then they have the password. They question is where are they? __________________ JLG Carry On

June 1st, 2008, 01:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
studio1087 Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 44 Posts: 3,961 36 Photos	I just googled "Wayne's" address and there is a 16 Elm St in Brownsville PA! I found more Blogs about this same scam.... http://www.postal-code.com/mrhappy/b...er-and-better/ I always get shocked when I realize that there are people with abundant talent (like computer crooks) who can't use their skills to get a legitimate job. Folks can be funny. I don't get it. I wouldn't want to go to jail but that's just me. __________________ JLG Carry On

June 1st, 2008, 02:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
6942 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,579	My wife and I get so many bogus e-bay and Paypal messages.............. Thank God for the Delete button!! Steve