peter richards Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 guys just booked a holiday , did it through thomas cook, had the e mails through with the confirmation , but also had one from [email protected] saying id just sent a payment of $142 to a linda bradshaw. so wtf is that ? help appreciated as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Scam. Ignore. Check in to PayPal through your normal route and I can guarantee its bogus. I get these all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 could they have got the card number then when i did the holiday payment ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Is there a little doc attached to double click? If so, definite scam. Just go to the normal http://www.paypal.com page, log in and see what's what there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 could they have got the card number then when i did the holiday payment ? Possible the timing is coincident, Thomas Cook will have a secure online payment method. I'd most likely check my paypal, though from another PC or computer (just in case the one you are using has a trojan virus on it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 well i think i have a PP account but after problems years ago i dont use it , how do these things work then guys , as said it was a secure site i did the payment on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 well i think i have a PP account but after problems years ago i dont use it , how do these things work then guys , as said it was a secure site i did the payment on . If a payment has been made from your PP account it will be registered in your history. So log on and if there is no transaction it is bogus so just ignore it, I get these from time to time what ever you do never open the attachments as they will most likely have a trojan or key logger virus in them. Paypal will never send you attachments only conformation emails of payments from your account. If in doubt check your account and ring PP if you are still unsure. If you don't use it then close the account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 ok thanks , cant remember what the log in details are its that long ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Plethora Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Not sure if its related but my folks have been moaning at me for days now saying the thomas cook website is down (yeah? what can I do about it?) so I would say proceed with caution at the moment, I had assumed TC was going down the toilet as it was in trouble not long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 ive had confirmation of the booking , as said cant find anything regarding my old PP account ,so cant log in to see if theres anything iffy . ill keep any eye on my bank account that i used to pay for the holiday . no paper clip with the PP e mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 how many email adresses do you have? If you only use one (thats what your username will be)then you can just tell them you forgot your password and they will email you a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 yes just the one i use now , my business one , ill try that and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Can you not check your bank balance online Peter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Can you not check your bank balance online Peter? Good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 no ,this is probably due to a huge fxxx up by PP years ago , so no online banking , just dont trust it . tried to access PP with my e mail addy and it doesnt work , so the account was with an old e mail been gone for over a year as i lost it when we moved house , did the phone thingy and got a 4 digit nimber but when i put it into the link they sent to this e mail it didnt work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john88 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Also check how the e-mail addresses you. Paypal will only ever address you by name, All scam e-mails will address you as 'paypal user', 'paypal customer', 'sir/madam' ect.. I get about 3 or 4 a day through work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 yes it said dear paypal user, so i cant see how it could have got the number i paid for the holiday with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellstrom Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Its obviously a scam, if you got a mail to your regular mail acount but you dont have the mail registrated on paypal. So there is no paypal account bound to your current mail acount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Its obviously a scam, if you got a mail to your regular mail acount but you dont have the mail registrated on paypal. So there is no paypal account bound to your current mail acount Even better point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 ok guys thanks for the replies , appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 No problem, we will beat the Nigerians !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 lol just got in and theres about 4 more with all sorts of figures ive supposed to have paid out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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