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Posted By: diggingdeeper WARNING SMS TXTs PAYPAL, BANK ETC - 15th Oct 2015 8:04pm
There is a rush of txts saying ....

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Final SMS to inform you as of 15.10.2015 that you have not as yet updated your **** account. Please follow this link update your account http ://ow.ly/*****


DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK.


Although these appear to be genuine as they use PAYPAL etc instead of a number - they are not genuine.
Posted By: lincle Re: WARNING SMS TXTs PAYPAL, BANK ETC - 15th Oct 2015 9:09pm
If you get anything like this report it to [email protected]. I have twice so far
Posted By: uggla Re: WARNING SMS TXTs PAYPAL, BANK ETC - 16th Oct 2015 7:14am
Had a few dodgy PayPal emails this week.
Posted By: venice Re: WARNING SMS TXTs PAYPAL, BANK ETC - 16th Oct 2015 10:19am
Originally Posted by diggingdeeper
There is a rush of txts saying ....

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Final SMS to inform you as of 15.10.2015 that you have not as yet updated your **** account. Please follow this link update your account http ://ow.ly/*****


DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK.


Although these appear to be genuine as they use PAYPAL etc instead of a number - they are not genuine.


Thanks, technnically challenged people like me need all the advice going
Posted By: diggingdeeper Re: WARNING SMS TXTs PAYPAL, BANK ETC - 16th Oct 2015 11:09am
I am suspecting there may have been a data leak from paypal, I have a number of bank accounts but I only got this text from paypal and the bank that I pay paypal, I didn't get it for the other banks I have accounts with.

I get and identify email scams quite easily, I have a very large number of email addresses, when you get the same email addressed to numerous email addresses its obviously a scam.
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