Posts tagged "avoiding phishing scams"

Does PayPal ever send email about unclaimed money?

January 17, 2014 / Dave Taylor / Computer & Internet Basics, PayPal Help, Spam, Scams & Security / 3 Comments

I’m pretty sure this is a scam, but wanted to double check: does PayPal ever send email messages about “unclaimed payments”, asking you to log in and claim $$?

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Updated Section 9 Security Policy: An Apple ID Scam?

December 8, 2013 / Dave Taylor / Computer & Internet Basics, Spam, Scams & Security / 3 Comments

I received email from Apple that I’d “violated section 9 of their security code” and that I needed to revalidate my temporarily frozen account. I’m suspicious, what’s this email all about?

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