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petra Wed 03-Dec-14 19:37:15

I know most of you won't be fooled by this. I've just had an email from Paypal stating that I've paid £57 into my Skype a/c. They ask that if you didn't authorise this payment please give all your details. It's a bit obvious when you think about it but there are still some people who would panic and give their details.

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vampirequeen Wed 03-Dec-14 19:44:17

The scammers are always finding new ways to get us.

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Ariadne Wed 03-Dec-14 20:39:49

You can just forward dodgy e mails to [email protected] - they reply quickly and tell you what to watch out for.

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Brendawymms Wed 03-Dec-14 20:55:03

Highlighted this issue on here last week. Very few people commented on it but now you have been affected hope more people take notice!

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Deedaa Wed 03-Dec-14 22:13:18

I had this one over a year ago. The fact that I don't have a Skype account gave me a clue grin

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annsixty Wed 03-Dec-14 22:20:37

Also had this but the fact I don't use PayPal also alerted me.

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Ana Wed 03-Dec-14 22:26:19

And if you do have a PayPal account and they need to contact you for any reason, they will always address you by name. Not 'dear customer' or whatever.

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