We all receive phony emails that are really "phishing" scams to fraudulently get our passwords or other sensitive personal information. Many are posted on this board. I got one yesterday and am posting it here because it is so clever and artistic. It seems so realistic and harmless -- just a link to an explanation of new credit card features, and they knew my name, that I had a PayPal Plus credit card and the last 4 digits of my credit card (which I obliterated in the picture below)! The scam artists could make an honest living in the advertising and graphic art world! ... .... To make the story short, I was suspicious and emailed PayPal who said it was a scam (see copy of the PayPal letter to me below).

I forwarded the email to PayPal at spoof@paypal.com and got this reply:

"Hello Robert Eisenstadt,

Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it
was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By
reporting the problem, you've made a difference!

Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other
personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn
more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage.

Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to
spoof@paypal.com, you help keep yourself and others safe from identity
theft.

Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your
extra effort.

Thanks,

PayPal"

The big lesson here is to never click links in emails and then type personal info (including passwords) into the web pages that appear. Instead, type the web site URL into your browser, or use your old bookmark (favorite) to get to the web site, and then type in the personal info.

Robert
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Ida Lupino (very young here) and James Gleason (both in center) in "Yours For The Asking" (1936)
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