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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by arkoe, Feb 19, 2011.

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  1. ElPigto

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    Yeah I've gotten two. I've ignored them. I think I've only used paypal a few times, so not sure why I got them, but must be spam.
     
  2. bladeage

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    I say click on the link. It might take you to her account and you can buy up all kinds of ****.
     
  3. TheRealist137

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    maybe the lady put the wrong email address so you've been getting all of her emails.

    in that case, I mimic the poster above, buy stuff with her money.
     
  4. Invisible Fan

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    This is why clicking on the link is bad mojo.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_request_forgery

    Long story short, the attacker is betting on his mass emailed victims to be logged into paypal when they click on the link. The site in the link then sends a paypal request through your browser (w/ your logins) to send all your monies to the fraudster.

    So you're not logged in, then phew, your paypal monies is safe (minus the trojans and other garbage from the link). But if you clicked on the link, it reinforces bad behavior for the next time.
     

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