Re: OT: Completely OT: PAYPAL does it suck?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sai Emrys" <sai@...>

>  Frankly you're probably not
> technically geeky enough to be able to distinguish fraudulent emails
> from the real ones;
Hey, don't jump to condescending assumptions, Sai.  I'm quite technically
geeky enough to erase all the other Paypal phishes that have come my way,
including Chase-Morgan frauds, and most others, along with the ubiquitous
Nigerian Scam.  The ONLY REASON I RESPONDED TO THIS ONE is because I had
JUST ordered a book from England that required a PAYPAL payment.  It wasn't
on Amazon.com.  I RECEIVED the f**king book, and it had an amount due on it.
I looked at my bank account, and Paypal had deducted the amount for the
book.

Now I'm worried that I responded, after all my experience, to a fake Paypal
warning, thinking that my account hadn't gone through properly.  I gave the
effers my scaves account, asked for a new password, and then left it in a
panic.

OTHER PEOPLE: What damage have I done to myself?

I wrote to spoof@paypal.com.  Thanks for that link, Sai.  I'm going to write
the Publishers and tell them what happened.  I'm furious.

But Sai, don't add grease to the fire by telling me that I can't tell
fraudulant emails from real ones, as though I'm some naive little sh*t. What
the hell is wrong with your social/sensitivity filters?  Besides, haven't
you read the prior emails?  You're not adding anything new here, just
unintentional insults. And a link, I grant you.

Sally

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