Burned by PayPal spoof

[fabsroman]

Yep, I almost fell for one from "Wachovia". The initial webpage looked just like the Wachovia home page, but I got a little suspicious and clicked on one of the links without trying to log in, and there was nothing there. Tried another link, and there was nothing there. So, you can bet that I didn't log in to see this "important message" waiting for me.

I received something from PayPal a couple of days ago, just like TD. However, I do not have a PayPal account, so I knew it was fishy. I have received others from other banks that I do not deal with, but again, I know those are fake because I have nothing to do with those banks.

Wachovia got wind of the scam, and they put a huge warning on their homepage and they also sent out e-mails saying that they will never ask for any log in information via e-mail or ask for any personal information via e-mail.

As far as fraud is concerned, I got hit for about $60 in credit card fraud last month. I am pretty detail oriented, so I keep track of everything we buy. I noticed one charge for a little over $3 on our credit card statement that I had no record of. Went to the website shown on the credit card statement and it was for a weight loss drug. For $3 I wasn't going to say anything, but 2 weeks later there was another charge to the same place for $55. At that time, I called my credit card company and they cut off my credit card and issued me a new one. Of course, I had a bunch of automatic payments scheduled on that credit card, so it was a pain in the rear.