Is this a con? (Phishing e-mail content?)

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Is this a con? (Phishing e-mail content?)
thisisnotaspoon
Free Member

Just got an e-mail from paypal saying if I donate to oxfam this month paypal will pay the fee’s.

I’ve no interest in donating to them, but something about the e-mail just doesn’t look ‘right’? Possibly because paypal are scum sucking stealing barstewards and I can’t imagine them doing anything nice, but it just doesn’t look legit.

Posted 13 years ago

DezB
Free Member

I think it’s genuine
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/paypal/?ito=4355&cid=ref_100_PP_web&

Posted 13 years ago

CountZero
Full Member

Difficult to say; Paypal phishing ones usually say ‘Dear Paypal customer’ at the top, legit will have your username.

Posted 13 years ago

bassspine
Free Member

I’ve had the same one.

Posted 13 years ago

Junkyard
Free Member

they will let me give Oxfam my momey and not take a cut. Does their genorosity have no start?

Posted 13 years ago

GEDA
Free Member

So what if they pay the fees, pay by direct bank transfer and you don’t pay any fees. What exactly do paypal do with all the money they have? A bank would lend it out to others but I was interested what paypal did with theirs.

Posted 13 years ago

jen11
Free Member

Hi – I work for Oxfam and just wanted to confirm this email is not a ‘con’ and is a genuine email sent by PayPal to promote our new campaign called 100% giving. Its a great offer, if you donate to Oxfam during February, PayPal will pay our admin costs which means 100% of your donation goes directly to the cause.

Go to http://www.oxfam.org.uk/giving if you want to find out more.

Thanks

Posted 13 years ago