PayPal Spam

[chelle]

Have any of you ever gotten spam from paypal? I got a note today that my PayPal account recived a deposit of $175. I don't have a payPal account. There was a header bar with a notice that the message might not be from paypal and to beware of links. Not sure if that part was from my email provider or par tof the message... I just deleted it and reported it as spam.

 

Is this some sort of new internet scam?

 

If it is spam, that totally sucks because this was my one spam free account. I guess I have been found.

[Squid]

I just got the same spam...block it.

[chelle]

Thanks.

[MollyWorld]

scam. password harvester.

[Gary_Yngve]

There's a new evil virus going around:

 

Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:10:41 -0800

From: Tony Anderson <tandersn@cs.washington.edu>

To: everybody@cs.washington.edu

Subject: !!!WARNING!!! Email virus spreading!!!

 

There is a new email virus spreading through the UW computer systems. If you

receive unexpected messages directing you to follow a hyperlink, BE CAREFUL.

This worm can not yet be detected by virus scanning software. It is best

just to delete them, unless you are sure it is a legitimate message.

 

Messages may say something about "finding old friends" or "your credit card

has been charged by paypal", etc. etc.

 

Thanks.

 

Tony Anderson

UW CSE

Windows Systems Architect

[Dru]

I don't even HAVE Paypal and I got sent that "New way to make money with Paypal!" in the subject line.

 

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[Dave_Schuldt]

2 spamers got busted latley, I forgot the details.

[EWolfe]

 

EWWWWWWWW!!!!!

 

[chris_w]

It's a worm type of virus. More details at

 

http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/09/technology/mydoom/index.htm?cnn=yes

[chelle]

Yikes! Do you have to click the link for there to be an infection or are you screwed if you just view the message?

[thelawgoddess]

how f***ing annoying!

[Figger_Eight]