Scam/Phishing Attempt?

[clarry100]

We received an email today with a HTML receipt attached.

The subject reads  "Receipt for your payment to ****"

The amount is for $179.

The message says we have paid $179

But we dont know who they are and there is certainly no transaction in our PayPal account for any amount like this.

Of course the email looks very genuine and there are links embedded. Please DO NOT CLICK them.

Just wondered if anyone else is getting these. Looks like a phishing attempt to us.

[bradlpops]

too late, already lost 770 bucks

[huneysuckle]

I got one exactly the same. I used to live in Australia and still have an Aussie credit card so this freaked me out but I sent it to phishing@paypal.com.au for them to confirm whether it was real or not and lo and behold it is a SCAM.

[bradlpops]

i feel like an idiot, lol, alto my bank was quick in contacting me informing me that some western union thing has taken X amount and wanted to know if i authourised this transaction, naturally i said NO

[jillywinkle]

you may have to change your ebay passwords and such too....phone ebay. I clicked on one of those once too....not exactly the same but the sale actually sounded familiar, I was in a rush, away from home....and boom. They hijacked my ebay account...although this is your paypal account...it will be linked to all your ebay stuff too...wouldn't it?? You poor thing.....ring your bank and change the account number or whatever, linked to your paypal account.....all those things...jilly

[davewil1964]

As both Paypal and eBay tell  you - don't click on links in emails.

[chellepearl12]

Hi

My work colleague also got this email from <removed> on the 20nov @0752 AEST. Have just put it thru to phishing at Paypal. Exact same money etc. Bogus phone number.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@bradlpops wrote:
too late, already lost 770 bucks

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to all that read this thread . . . . this is why it is a good idea to open a bank account that is used only for your eBay activity.

I have a bank account that has a debit card attached to it.  I use this for my eBay activity and top up the balance to about $200 when it gets low.  The maximum amount that I could be fleeced of if my PayPal account was compromised is the balance in that account.  When I know that I am going to bid strongly on an item and it will cost a bit I deposit more money into the account to cover the amount I intend to bid.  If I don't win that item I can withdraw some/all of that deposit from an ATM so as to keep the balance in the account low.  There is no way I could ever lose $770 as the balance is never up that high.

Another good reason for doing this is that I have a record of all my payments simply by looking at my bank account details.  I don't have to sort through my main bank account details to find the ones that are eBay related.

I am not going to recommend any one bank, but I know that the NAB have a fee-free account and that Westpac have an account that has a $5/month charge.  The NAB branch where I live closes at 4pm, which makes it hard to get to after work, and the Westpac branch is open til 5pm making it easier to get to for deposits.  Pick a bank that has an easily accessible branch, or one that you already bank with so you can do an online transfer of funds.

[in-dezign]

I have had a couple of these fake emails now, who do we report to?

[clarry100]

I sent it to:
phishing@paypal.com.au

[lyndal1838]

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@in-dezign wrote:
I have had a couple of these fake emails now, who do we report to?

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Either spoof@paypal.com  or spoof@ebay.com  depending on who the emails are supposed to be from.  Just forward the whole email.