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  1. April 24th, 2002, 12:49 AM #1
    Jonesy69
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    Exclamation Warning! Paypal e-mail fraud alert

    Now I know you computer savvy guys would catch this in a second, but I figured I post anyways. I recieved this in my mailbox today. I have already forwarded it to the FBI I've included the link just for shits and giggles.

    http://paypal.security.id=2827416487...lert/index.htm
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  2. April 24th, 2002, 01:06 AM #2
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    Hmmm,
    I don't see anything wrong. Just looks like someone mailed you a copy of their page. Please explain what you mean. Sometimes we preachers are slow on the uptake.
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  3. April 24th, 2002, 01:11 AM #3
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    That's a tricky one. Luckily you checked the source code.

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  4. April 24th, 2002, 09:51 PM #4
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    Preacherman, the reason that site was a fraud was because it included the @ symbol in the web address. Therefore meaning any text typed before the @ symbol is just jibber jabber.

    http://paypal.security.id%3D28274164...lert/index.htm

    See what I mean? It looks like a genuine pay-pal website when really your just getting sent to 12.101.58.150. No DNS either, thats usuallly a dead giveaway

    Jonesy would like to thank Anti Online, because he has learnt about that here and had he not most likely would have gotten burnt.
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  6. April 25th, 2002, 01:15 AM #5
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    Wow, that's like they used to tell us in the Army, "Stay Alert, Stay Alive." It pays to pay attention to detail. Thanks for the education Jonesy!
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  7. April 25th, 2002, 02:07 AM #6
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    Dammit!
    they removed it before I could look @ it.
    It's probably for the better anyway...
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