>A variation... I got a 'PayPal' payment receipt confirming that I had
>paid someone $280 for "Myst III".
>Looked genuine but smelled "phishy". I did confirm with the credit card
>company that no such charge occurred. I expect they hope the recipient
>(in the course of pursuing it) will divulge the card number and password.
>Geo Hahn
Yes, George. These things are sent out indiscriminately. I get them for
"Ebay" and "PayPal", event though I do not have Ebay and PayPal accounts at
this email address!
These are no different than the ones you get from banks with which you have
no account.
Phil Ethier
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