Wondering: Scam Victim Sends Shock Waves

Wondering (react to the story below about the woman’s savings being wiped out): This is scary. I have received 2 emails from paypay in my spam folder. I have no account through PP nor have I ever used them. The amount they claim was paid to someone at ebay through my account was under $50.00. No such amount has been removed from my account. They refuse to answer my emails. As the amount is small and not missing from my account, I have dropped the matter. I think now, I will notify my bank that no such agreement exists with PayPal and nothing ever paid to them. Perhaps someone was simply “trying it on” as it were.

DFO: You have to be very, very careful about providing information about Social Security, credit card, or check numbers online — even when you’re contacted by what looks like a legitimate source. Scam artists send out millions of e-mail spams that appear to be from legit companies like Paypal or even your bank. They’re “pfishing” for info to gain entry to your bank and credit accounts. And they’re extremely hard to catch. I’ve received several come-ons from Paypal, Capital One and even my bank. Be very careful online.