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  • This email confirms that you have sent an eBay payment of $507.16 USD to [email protected] for an eBay item using PayPal. --------------------------------------… --------------------------------------… Payment Details Transaction ID: 2J593170XN524421Z Item Price: $507.16 USD Total: $507.16 USD Order Description: Ihre Timeshop24.de Kundenbetreuung Item/Product Number: (2009061001543) --------------------------------------… Note: If you haven't authorized this charge ,click the link below to dispute transaction and get full refund Dispute transaction (Encrypted Link ) *SSL connection: PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available) --------------------------------------… Item Information eBay User ID: govigtmuller Name: Dennis Muller Address: 6828 Landingham Drive City: Willow Spring, NC 27592 State: United States Important Note: Cheryl Blake has provided an Unconfirmed Address. If you are planning on shipping items to Cheryl Blake, please check the Transaction Details page of this payment to find out whether you will be covered by the PayPal Seller Protection Policy. --------------------------------------… If your email program has problems with hypertext links, then you may also confirm your email address by logging into your PayPal account at www.paypal.com/us. On your My Account page you will find a "Confirm Your Email Address" link. Click on this link and enter the following confirmation number: 1241-2524-9300-3895-5752 Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team --------------------------------------… FOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS ONLY --------------------------------------… Commissions and Fees incurred by sender: $0.00 Rate of Exchange: The above exchange rate includes a 2.5% spread above the wholesale exchange rate at which PayPal obtains foreign currency, and the spread is retained by PayPal. If and when the Recipient chooses to withdraw these funds from the PayPal System, and if the withdrawal involves a currency conversion, the Recipient will convert the funds at the applicable currency exchange rate at the time of the withdrawal, and the Recipient may incur a withdrawal fee. RIGHT TO REFUND You, the customer, are entitled to a refund of the money to be transmitted as a result of this agreement if PayPal does not forward the money received from you within 10 days of the date of its receipt, or does not give instructions committing an equivalent amount of money to the person designated by you within 10 days of the date of the receipt of the funds from you unless otherwise instructed by you. If your instructions as to when the money shall be forwarded or transmitted are not complied with, and the money has not yet been forwarded or transmitted, you have a right to a refund of your money. If you want a refund, you must mail or deliver your written request to PayPal at P.O. Box 45950, Omaha, NE 68145-0950. If you do not receive your refund, you may be entitled to your money back plus a penalty of up to $1,000.00 USD and attorney's fees pursuant to Section 1810.5 of the California Financial Code. Important Note: The Right to Refund claim process applies only to payments that have not been successfully transmitted to the recipient. With PayPal, almost all payments are transmitted to the recipient immediately, except for eCheck payments, and payments to non-PayPal members. Please do not file a Right to Refund claim if your payment has already been completed. If you have problems with a completed payment or need assistance with settling a dispute with a seller, go to PayPal's Resolution Center by logging into your account and clicking the Resolution Center sub tab located at the top center of the Account Overview page. You can also click the Help link at the top right of any PayPal page to look up more information about the Resolution Center and filing complaints. MA residents only: PayPal holds a Foreign Transmittal Agency license in the State of Massachusetts - License Number FT3345. --------------------------------------… Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. --------------------------------------… PayPal Email ID PP120

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    Yes, it's a phishing scam, ignore it. Especially DO NOT click the "dispute" link, it will go to a fake site. The item number in question, 2009061001543, does not even exist.

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it doesn't look like a scam, you should really make sure you aren't being charged anyhting and if it is a scam, then it was very thought out and detailed!

kila tequilita

its not scam, either someone tried to buy something and accidentally put the wrong email address in, or for some reason they used a random email to try to buy something. It could be scam, but i don't think so, cause the only reason someone scams u, is to get ure money. That is just a confirmation email, and they will not make any money out of u responding, so i think it was just an honest mistake. Just ignore it, and it will go away, do not respond or click any links this might be to get ure email!

Chicken Dude

This IS a scam. I just looked at it in my email too. Trans ID, tracking #, item/product # and amount taken out are exactly the same as what mine shows. Just delete it. 1 other way I know it's a scam......I don't have a Paypal account in my name or this email address lol

Sphinktre

I got the exact same email. Its a scam. I checked my paypal account. No reference to it in there. I checked the credit card I use to pay paypal and no reference there either. Plus the email showed up in junk mail and it went to an email that I didn't supply to paypal.

Fred

This is definitely a scam. I got the same email and sent it to [email protected] for confirmation and they said it is. You should also forward your emails to them. Don't click on any links within the email it will take you to a counterfit site.

edolch

i got the exact same email a few minutes ago. I was so freaked out too because it seemed legit. however, my email had the exact same Transaction ID and Item/Product Number.

dennis

I got the very same e-mail this morning. It's a phishing expedition. Go check your e-bay and your paypal accounts without clicking any link in the e-mail just to be safe.

Doug G

It depends...did u buy the item...or was the email sent to you by accident...if you bought the item and it matches the description of the item bought then it should be okay...but if you did not buy this item stay away from those kind of emails

Aaron

I would be highly suspicious of this Email. It looks like a phishing attack to me. Are there any clickable links within that Email? If so, they may not lead exactly to what is printed as the link. Links can be spoofed, ie counterfeited. When you would click on that link it would secretly redirect you to an unofficial PayPal site. Read what PayPal has to say about phishing: What is Phishing? Phishing is a form of fraud designed to steal your identity. It works by using false pretenses to get you to disclose sensitive personal information, such as credit and debit card numbers, account passwords, or Social Security numbers. One of the most common phishing scams involves sending a fraudulent email that claims to be from a well-known company. Phishing can also be carried out in person, over the phone, through fraudulent pop-up windows, and websites. DEFINITIONS Phishing (pronounced “fishing”): Fraudulent emails that request or initiate a scam to get sensitive personal information. Spoof Site: Fraudulent sites – usually linked from a phishing email – that look like well-known websites. How phishing through email works: 1. A fraudster will start out sending thousands, even millions, of emails to different mail accounts disguised as messages from a well-known company. The typical phishing email will contain a concocted story designed to lure you into taking an action such as clicking a link or button in the email or calling a phone number. Learn how to spot a fraudulent email with Recognizing Phishing. 2. In the email, there will be links or buttons that take you to a fraudulent website. 3. The fraudulent website will also mimic the appearance of a popular website or company. The scam site will ask for personal information, such as your credit card number, Social Security number, or account password. You think you’re giving information to a trusted company when, in fact, you’re supplying it to a criminal. Learn how to spot a fraudulent website with Recognizing Phishing. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cm%E2%80%A6 Source(s): https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cm%E2%80%A6 http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+sp%E2%80%A6

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