Paypal email???

asim18 · 23 Oct 2011 at 01:57

It looks like a totally generic automated email. Maybe their automation is a bit too sensitive?

If paypal say there's nothing wrong then you shouldn't worry at all.

For peace of mind, just change your PayPal password.

TNGL · 23 Oct 2011 at 01:57

asim18 said:
My point is that I could create a subdomain purely for email purposes and it won't respond to any pings or nslookups. I could send you an email from info.a-s-i-m.co.uk right now and it won't respond to any pings or nslookups.

So it's a terrible attempt at verifying a domain's validity, let alone an email's validity.

Okay, it may not respond to any pings or nslookups, but an IP address should resolve to it

Otherwise, how's my computer supposed to know, or better yet, how's my mail provider supposed to know where to send my reply to your e-mail from info.a-s-i-m.co.uk? Without an IP associated with info.a-s-i-m.co.uk, sending an e-mail to it, would just be like sending an e-mail to a brick wall.

For example, this is what happens when I ping paypal.co.uk:

Code:

Pinging paypal.co.uk [173.0.89.102] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 173.0.89.102:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

It resolved the IP address, but the requests time out because it doesn't respond to them.

(I didn't mean to sound snappy btw).

asim18 · 23 Oct 2011 at 02:07

Tingle said:
Okay, it may not respond to any pings or nslookups, but an IP address should resolve to it Otherwise, how's my computer supposed to know, or better yet, how's my mail provider supposed to know where to send my reply to your e-mail from info.a-s-i-m.co.uk? Without an IP associated with info.a-s-i-m.co.uk, sending an e-mail to it, would just be like sending an e-mail to a brick wall.

That's why they tell you not to reply to the address

TNGL · 23 Oct 2011 at 02:11

asim18 said:
That's why they tell you not to reply to the address

Lol

asim18 · 23 Oct 2011 at 02:17

Tingle said:
(I didn't mean to sound snappy btw).

Me neither dude. We're both just trying to find answers to the same problem eh

djshauny1 · 23 Oct 2011 at 02:19

asim18 said:
It looks like a totally generic automated email. Maybe their automation is a bit too sensitive?

If paypal say there's nothing wrong then you shouldn't worry at all.

For peace of mind, just change your PayPal password.

yeah ive changed it mate

i also called paypal again lol

they say they looked into the account and theres nothing showing that the transfer has been reversed and they said that they have no record of my bank declining anything.

they said it should be in my bank on wednesday

so, it had to be a dodgy email

i hope

djshauny1 · 23 Oct 2011 at 02:23

i just find it strange that my name was in the email

djshauny1 · 23 Oct 2011 at 04:30

bump

cainer · 23 Oct 2011 at 04:36

djshauny1 said:
bump

whats the bump for? just forward the email to [email protected] and they will tell you if its good/fake. any funds withdrawn for PP will take several working days to register into your bank acc

Tarqy · 23 Oct 2011 at 06:43

Its legit, I have a number of emails from that address, some containing the last 4 digits of my credit card number advising me it had expired (which it had) They also send their news letter from that address so I have no idea why they would tell you they don't send emails from that address.

The PayPal emails have a view online option if you can't read them and this directs to a legit site, see image below

http://dr00dtarqy.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/paypal.jpg

edscdk · 23 Oct 2011 at 07:03

djshauny1 said:
no mate i didnt click anything at all

the email had my name in though

how the hell do these people get my info??

You or someone who has your name / email addy have or at least had a virus, might also be a company you brought something from

cainer · 23 Oct 2011 at 07:22

Tarqy said:
Its legit, I have a number of emails from that address, some containing the last 4 digits of my credit card number advising me it had expired (which it had)

as coincidence would have it ive just been mailed from PP to say my cards expiring soon, but it came from [email protected]

Tarqy · 23 Oct 2011 at 07:39

The PayPal emails I receive come from 3 addresses. There doesn't seem to be any pattern to the emails, the content from each address appears to be random. They are however all legit.

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

djshauny1 · 23 Oct 2011 at 13:32

Tarqy said:
Its legit, I have a number of emails from that address, some containing the last 4 digits of my credit card number advising me it had expired (which it had) They also send their news letter from that address so I have no idea why they would tell you they don't send emails from that address.

The PayPal emails have a view online option if you can't read them and this directs to a legit site, see image below

http://dr00dtarqy.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/paypal.jpg

i clicked the exact same link that u showed me in that image (the one that takes you to paypal)

after clicking this is the address that pops up in the address bar

https://www.paypal-email.com

i dont thinkthats legit somehow

or is it?

mattyprice4004 · 23 Oct 2011 at 13:41

It shows as Completed when PayPal have processed their side - it doesn't mean it's gone through. It usually takes 2-3 days for the money to be cleared by the bank.

They usually get declined due to the account having a slightly different name than the name PayPal are using to move it across.

djshauny1 · 23 Oct 2011 at 13:52

mattyprice4004 said:
It shows as Completed when PayPal have processed their side - it doesn't mean it's gone through. It usually takes 2-3 days for the money to be cleared by the bank.

They usually get declined due to the account having a slightly different name than the name PayPal are using to move it across.

ive sent money to my bank before using the exact same card, details etc mate

djshauny1 · 23 Oct 2011 at 14:07

ok i called paypal again for the 100th time lol

they say they have no records of my bank rejecting the transfer at all

urgghhh i hate paypal.

mattyprice4004 · 23 Oct 2011 at 14:39

I hate them too, if it's any consolation.

My bank (HSBC) did reject a transfer once, despite using the same details as every other time. I use M PRICE on PayPal, and M J PRICE with my bank.

That was the only explanation they could come up with - so it's possible. I tried again when the money came back to PayPal and it worked fine.

djshauny1 · 23 Oct 2011 at 14:53

mattyprice4004 said:
I hate them too, if it's any consolation.

My bank (HSBC) did reject a transfer once, despite using the same details as every other time. I use M PRICE on PayPal, and M J PRICE with my bank.

That was the only explanation they could come up with - so it's possible. I tried again when the money came back to PayPal and it worked fine.

how long did it take for your money to be returned to your paypal account?

mattyprice4004 · 23 Oct 2011 at 14:58

Took me 5 days after they said it would arrive in my bank.