[Pythonmac-SIG] donation

[Lee Cullens]

I think this is an important enough point to post back to the list,  
and Larry's point is general enough that I'm not violating any  
personal issue.

Good point - I never followed any links to see where they led (which  
can also be misleading).  I follow a policy of initiating a contact  
and checking whatever certificates they have before providing  
anything.  Same as with phone calls - if I get a call from say xxxx I  
ask for a name only (no phone numbers or extensions) then call back  
the actual phone number of xxxx to make sure the call is on the up  
and up, and even then if they need any sensitive info from me I tell  
them to send their request via mail (and verify the return address  
from other correspondence with them).

Even so, (especially with the volume that is evident) a "good"  
organization should warn anyone doing business with them that such is  
occurring.  My bank and my brokerage have both sent me such warnings  
in the past when their was just a hint of phishing scams that I never  
saw.

Better safe than sorry and their spam is enough to turn me off.

Lee C


On May 24, 2005, at 7:36 PM, Larry Meyn wrote:

> Lee,
>
> PayPal does seem to send out spam about once a week.  <snip>.   
> However, the requests for account updates and warnings of account  
> misuse are probably not from PayPal.  They sound like typical  
> phishing scams which one might receive even if they've never had a  
> PayPal account.  They used to be easy to spot because of bad  
> spelling and grammar, but they are getting more polished. <snip>
>
> I'm not endorsing PayPal, just pointing out that emails about  
> account updates are most probably phishing spam.
>
> Larry
>
> On May 24, 2005, at 4:09 PM, Lee Cullens wrote:
>
>
>> Maybe, for those of us that won't use PayPal, Bob could note a
>> desired payee and address for a check.
>>
>> I made a donation with PayPal sometime last year and when several
>> months ago they sent me something about updating my account, and I
>> ignored it, their emails became more frequent and frantic (now they
>> are saying I have to update my account because it is being misused in
>> Europe ).   Their tactics turned me off and they were demoted to junk
>> mail.
>>
>> Lee C
>>
>>
>> On May 24, 2005, at 5:42 PM, Kenneth McDonald wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Bob,
>>>
>>> I'd like to make a donation to the pythonmac site--I assume the  
>>> paypal
>>> recipient, bob at redivi.com, is you, Bob Ippolito? I thought this  
>>> might
>>> be of interest, so thought I'd ask on the forum; is the percentage
>>> that PayPal takes large enough that you would prefer donations by
>>> check?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ken
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