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Oliver Walter United Kingdom Local time: 11:13 German to English + ...
My approach: always be skeptical
May 26, 2009
Ana Irena Hudi wrote: Thanks everyone for their contribution to this very useful topic, especially for us who are new in here So what is the best thing to do in such a situation - report it to Paypal?
Because email is, unfortunately, used frequently for criminal purposes (scamming and phishing), my general approach to every email that I receive is:
(1) Assume it is some kind of fraud unless there is a specific reason why I should trust it. (the answer to this will depend on who appears to have sent it, the subject, the content, whether the sender knows my name)
(2) If it contains a link to click and the email is genuine, e.g. a newsletter that I have asked for, it's OK to click on it. If it might perhaps not be genuine, check where the link really goes: hold the mouse over it (without clicking) and look at the real target address if it appears in the status bar at the bottom of the window, or right-click it and look at the URL in Properties from the pop-up menu. (procedure might be different for Mac users). If you're satisfied after this and you think the result will be beneficial or at least interesting, click on it (or perhaps type the URL yourself into the browser address field).
(3) If you decide that you don't trust an email, the best action is usually to delete it without replying to it.
Oliver
[Edited at 2009-05-26 15:46 GMT]
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