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Post by scott on Sept 12, 2011 22:25:33 GMT 1
i've had a message off paypal asking for personell info and the last part of it is they want me to scan my passport or something with a photo on and a utility bill to verify it's me,reason being they say i have reached my limit for the year and they need this info so they can lift the limit on my account,anyone else had this off em.
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Post by scott on Sept 12, 2011 22:46:32 GMT 1
don't think this is right scott once you raise your limits yourself in the front page menu of your account. didn't think it was for a annual limit and defo wouldnt scan and post/mail passport details  ok thanks paul i'm gunna have to ring em then :-/and prob be in a phone queue for hours  . they've asked me for info they have already got like address and date of birth so thought it was funny  |
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Post by scott on Sept 12, 2011 22:53:41 GMT 1
can anybody confirm the number for me just incase,i've got...08707 307 191
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Post by nikfubar on Sept 12, 2011 23:24:23 GMT 1
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Post by JonW on Sept 13, 2011 1:15:28 GMT 1
I had this once as well, it was a govt thing here in Aus due to amount of money id put thru them and I didnt believe them so rang them directly and it was true, but yes it pays to be vigilant. I would ring them with the number off their contact details on their site.
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Post by Paul Dawkins on Sept 13, 2011 6:51:39 GMT 1
Its a scam mate
Just go to your paypal account and have a look, if there is an important message it will be there.
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Post by lcowner on Sept 13, 2011 9:41:10 GMT 1
paypal never ever ask for this type of information..........riing them for peace of mind scott but its a scam for sure
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Sept 13, 2011 11:18:43 GMT 1
Definate scam.
There is a £1500 limit on paypal, when you get to that amount they simply ask for your bank details and do a couple of very small transactions a couple of days apart and you have to verify the details of them. Job done and only have to do it once.
It is so they can verify you are legitimate and not money laundering.
Steve
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Post by andygraham on Sept 13, 2011 12:46:22 GMT 1
have the same problem that number is wrong only ring paypal with the number on their website 08454011050 had to take a pic of a utility bill and send it to them got to wait 48 hours to unlock my account  i hit £1900 selling stuff in 12 months  |
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Post by scott on Sept 13, 2011 21:52:44 GMT 1
right thanks chaps,thanks for the number andy.
i do have to log in with email and password to see the message they sent me and i have hit £1900 selling this lc stuff recently and they say it's a goverment check about money laundering so could be legit then.
i'll ring em on the number given,cheers.
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Post by lcowner on Sept 13, 2011 23:56:48 GMT 1
and dont be clicking on any links as these scammers are very good at copying paypals logos brands ect in an what looks like a legit email from paypal scott |
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Post by scott on Sept 14, 2011 7:04:37 GMT 1
and dont be clicking on any links as these scammers are very good at copying paypals logos brands ect in an what looks like a legit email from paypal scott thanks m8,i get to paypal through my ebay page and log in as normal so makes me think it's legit. thanks for the replies guys |
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Post by scott on Sept 15, 2011 17:39:31 GMT 1
well i phoned paypal and it is genuine so gotta send em some sort of id now,thanks chaps.
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Post by andygraham on Sept 15, 2011 18:02:56 GMT 1
What a carry on!
Had to email proof of address,passport and payslip
Still haven't had approval
All this for money laundering legislation
Europe it's a f**king joke
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Post by vin on Sept 15, 2011 20:21:16 GMT 1
well i phoned paypal and it is genuine so gotta send em some sort of id now,thanks chaps. Yep had this myself a while back but didnt have to send passport? |
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Post by andygraham on Sept 15, 2011 21:11:19 GMT 1
Took a photo and emailed it
Only thing I had with full name and d.o.b on it
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Post by scott on Sept 15, 2011 21:50:08 GMT 1
What a carry on! Had to email proof of address,passport and payslip Still haven't had approval All this for money laundering legislation Europe it's a f**king joke told me no more than 24hrs andy |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2011 8:33:04 GMT 1
gday, only yesterday i got 3 emails from a so-called paypal,didnt even open them,i just deleted them, they just didnt look right, then went into my paypal acc and there was no messages , no nothing, as a side note my father in law got a phone call a couple of weeks ago from some mob that insisted that they have discovered his computer had some issues, but after he told them he doesnt have one ,they just hung up,im just about at the stage that im going to start to tell these w#*#ers to f@#k off,if they put this much effort into doing the right thing,they would have enough money i think.
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