Article Directory :: Internet Marketing/Online Business Articles

How To Avoid Costly PayPal Scams

By Jason W Tarasi

Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 24Dec2009 Word count: 408 Viewed: 1080 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site

Just recently, my brother in law had $5,000 stolen from his bank account by a phishing scam artist. Since he wasn't the most Internet savvy person I know, I wasn't all too surprised when this happened. However, even experienced online users are falling prey to these scammers. This includes veteran Internet marketers.

One of the biggest problems any online marketer must face is the horde of PayPal phishing scam artists lurking in the shadows. To avoid being scammed, some marketers have decided not to use PayPal entirely, which is basically cutting off your nose to spite your face. With a little self-education and some common sense, you can easily avoid becoming their next victim.

The first thing you need to know is the common types of emails the phishers are sending.

The most popular is the email explaining that that your account needs to be updated. There is then a link inside the body of the email encouraging you to click it and update your information. A twist on this email is one stating there was some illegal activity in your account. Again you will be encouraged to click on a url that looks like it is from PayPal.

Some other common fraud emails you may receive could state your PayPal password has been changed or you have received a payment and you need to sign-in to collect it

The point of these emails, no matter what form they are in, is to get you to give up your login information. The url in the body will always look like it leads to PayPal, but once you click the link, you will notice the url is entirely different and not related to PayPal at all. This is an obvious tip off that the email is a fraud.

Remember, these scam artists just mass mail out to as many email addresses as they possibly can. So another easy way to know if the email is in fact a scam, is if the address the email has been sent to is not even registered with your PayPal account.

Of course the best way to handle these emails is to never click on the link. If you feel there may be a problem with your PayPal account, log into your account and see if there are any alert notices from PayPal. If you are still unsure, you can always send a support email to PayPal, just to be on the safe side.

EasyPublish™ this article - publishers click here

More articles by Jason W Tarasi

Free Report!
Ten Essential Secrets Of Article Marketing ... Grab Your Free
Copy Now:

Need Content?
Regular Top Quality Content for your Blog, Ezine or Website ...
Delivered Direct,
For Free!
Click For Details