The Work at Home Scam Blog

Phishing is an epidemic affecting work at home parents as well as most other Internet users. If you have your own website with your email address on it, or post it anywhere on the web, you’ve probably received some phishing emails. I’ve been getting all sorts of them lately.

One of the biggest targets of these types of emails is the Ebay or PayPal user. The emails state that there is some sort of problem with your account, and advise you to click on a link in the email. The link takes you to a page where you are supposed to correct your information. These emails usually include PayPal or Ebay logos and look very official. So the only solution is to be extremely cautious when dealing with emails claiming to be from these companies, or any other.

Ebay, PayPal, and most other companies do not include links to your account in their emails. If a link is included, do not use it, but type the address into your browser instead. If there is any problem with your account it will show up anyway.

If you are in doubt about an email that purports to be from a company that you do business with, forward it to the company’s spoof email address. For PayPal the address is spoof@paypal.com, for Ebay it is spoof@ebay.com. If it is from another company and you’re not sure of the address, go to their website for instructions.