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Old 04-17-2016, 09:53 AM
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PayPal 'Changes to Legal Agreements' Phishing Scam

Saw this on my Facebook Seniors vs. Crime Region 4 page. svcSumter - Seniors Vs Crime

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FB already pulled it. What was the jist of it?
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I will say that fully 60% of the things I found on Craigs List, Trullia and other sites as pertaining to properties in the area were fraudulent.

There was a time a few weeks ago that I was dealing with the Ocala Police as well as Marion County Sheriff's with one such scam. What the scammer did not count on is what I know and can do on the internet.

I had a fully approved application for a property in the name "Marlin Perkins" (Mutual of Omaha). I had four wives (Mormon) and for pets I had five Alpaca. All approved. I was able to find where in California the emails were from, track the cell number to a tower in Colorado and the "sender" even sent a contract FedEx to the Marion County Sheriff's office.

Granted, I did more than my due diligence in tracking down this scam. I have not yet heard on the back side the result. But, I understand that there was video of whom ever sending a FedEx to the cop shop (you would think they would Google the address?!?!?).

Easily 60% - even spoke to more than one real estate agent who said they are not so public with how prevelant the situation really is - both for the seller and the buyer. ALWAYS ALWAYS verify and if you have a transaction for something on sale - do it at a police station (public place is not good enough, go to a police station).
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Old 04-17-2016, 09:16 PM
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This is it--
PayPal 'Changes to Legal Agreements' Phishing Scam
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Old 04-17-2016, 11:49 PM
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I know people are gonna jump on this with I've been using Paypal forever without and error or problem. I cancelled in full including the credit service they provide. For me only I don't care for the way they do business, just feel's uncomfortable. There are to may alternative ways to spend. Be careful.
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Old 04-18-2016, 07:03 AM
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I know people are gonna jump on this with I've been using Paypal forever without and error or problem. I cancelled in full including the credit service they provide. For me only I don't care for the way they do business, just feel's uncomfortable. There are to may alternative ways to spend. Be careful.
Seniors Vs Crime

Seniors does crime does wonderful work. Do other states have similar organizations???
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What a shame! PayPal is one of the good guys! They were the only one to get my $ back when even the credit card company failed! Let's hope they get the parameters up fast so we don't have to go back to a cash society again or buy special limited cards to feel safe again.
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