# Scam (Internet and Otherwise) Omnibus Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265 "2022-04-04T18:23:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 36
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/36 "2022-06-02T00:40:41Z")
And another new Scam thread, just linking to increase our database, but this one looks pretty well done in terms of looking authentic with few to no easy giveaways - > [@Unusually competent phishing attempt (PayPal)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusually-competent-phishing-attempt-paypal/965519): > > As I’m sure is true of most of you, I get multiple phishing/scam emails per day, most of them laughably crude that end up in the spam folder. This one was pretty good and made it past gmail’s filter. The return address was “[service@paypal.com](mailto:service@paypal.com)” with no obvious altered characters and the language is colloquial American English. Of course, when I went to my PayPal account (accessed through Chrome, not from the email) there was no such charge on my account. The giveaways that this is bogus: It’s … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265)._