Gee, I wonder if this email is legitimate

[vvvexation]

From : service@paypal.com <service@paypal.com>
Reply-To : <service@paypai.com> <--[It may not be obvious depending on which font you're using, but PayPal here is spelled with a capital i [Edit: Okay, that's even weirder; it shows up as a capital i in Courier and a lowercase i in Verdana]]
Sent : Thursday, May 27, 2004 7:46 PM
Subject : PayPal Service Fraud Warning !

Dear PayPal valued member,
Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the PayPal
community we have issued this warning message.

It has come to our attention that your account information needs to be renew due to
inactive members, spoof reports and frauds.
You must to renew your records and you will not
run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account deletation.
This notification expires on May 31, 2004.

[blahblahfollowthislinkblah]

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Guess I'd better to send them my informations right away if I don't want my account deletated, eh?

Incidentally, how the hell can I suddenly have such a bad crick in my neck after having the shit massaged out of it last night?

Comments

[adamchristopher.livejournal.com]

I know, that is so ridiculous, it's total bullshit. I usually just reply immediately and say something like, "at the very least, for the sake of your own dignity, do try to get your grammar together".