LONDON-L Archives

Archiver > LONDON > 2005-12 > 1133994244


From: Anne Peat <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Re: Using a Credit Card/was Apologies (OT)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 22:24:04 +0000
References: <3UO3NIAL$rlDFwJi@varneys.demon.co.uk> <003a01c5fb49$1cef5b00$a42d4618@Seanix> <006d01c5fb6c$dc9f6300$0301010a@NICHOLAS>
In-Reply-To: <006d01c5fb6c$dc9f6300$0301010a@NICHOLAS>


I have been getting them from both PayPal ( which I don't use) and eBay
You should send them on to ( or )
then delete them
Anne
On 7 Dec 2005, at 20:29, J.M. de Montalk wrote:

> Apologies for this slightly off topic posting too, but recently I've
> had a spate of messages ppurporting to be from Pay Pal, saying that I
> need to check my payment details, as they've had someone trying to
> access my account, and if I don't change my details my account will be
> restricted. When I go to the link provided it seems to open at the Pay
> Pal site (apparently it's been purchased by E-bay??) but there's no
> way of confirming that I've got the right site and I'm hesitant to
> adjust any details in case I'm doing it on a phony site. Has anyone
> heard anything about this? Is it a scam?
>
> I realise it's not strictly genealogy but a lot of us probably use Pay
> Pal.
>
> Regards,
> Jeanette.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Cambridge"
> <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 5:13 AM
> Subject: [Lon] Re: Using a Credit Card/was Apologie?
>
>
>> I was concerned about using a credit card over the net but solved
>> that by
>> acquiring a second Visa card and putting a limit on it.
>> Now if someone did happen to gain access to it I wouldn't be dinged
>> for
>> much.
>>
>> Marg
>>> From the Beautiful British Columbia Cariboo Region, Canada
>>
>>
>> ==============================
>> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records.
>> New content added every business day. Learn more:
>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx
>
>
> ==============================
> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the
> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months.
> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx
>

This thread: