Re: ASA and Paypal

I can vouch for this. I get repeated messages now that look 100% authentic
complete with logos claiming that an unauthorized user has been trying to
access my account. These messages look to come both from Paypal and Ebay
that request personal information including credit card number and pin
number - or the account will be suspended. Also, these messages come very
soon after you register. So there must be a leak somewhere. I would say
procede with extreme caution.

~Dick Fischer

> This system is o.k. with me, Terry, but members should know that Paypal
users have been victimized by phishing sites. No one should respond to an
email purportedly from Paypal asking for their financial information.
Someone i know did so, and while they caught it in time, they had to change
all of their accounts and register a hold on old accounts with the the
credit organizations.
>
> Bob Schneider
>
> >
> > From: "Terry M. Gray" <grayt@lamar.colostate.edu>
> > Date: 2005/05/19 Thu PM 06:19:22 EDT
> > To: asa@calvin.edu
> > Subject: ASA and Paypal
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > ASA is experimenting with using Paypal as a mechanism to receive
> > payments from members (donations, membership fees, registration fees,
> > etc.). Since many of you are ASA members or friends, you may be
> > willing to help us test our new system (and at the same time make a
> > financial donation to the ASA). We have done some preliminary testing
> > and it seems to work fine so don't fret that you will be the first
> > one to actually try some experimental system. [I made a small
> > donation myself--you know the old saying, "Put your money where your
> > mouth is."]
> >
> > The button to go to our PayPal donate site is at the bottom of the
> > ASA home page. You can get there by going to http://www.asa3.org and
> > scrolling to the bottom of the page.
> >
> > You don't have to be a PayPal member to do this. Just type in the
> > amount you wish to donate and click on the button beside the "If you
> > do not currently have a PayPal account" words. You then go to a page
> > where you enter your credit card info.
> >
> > If you are a PayPal member then you can login and use your normal
> > PayPal procedures to make the Payment.
> >
> > You will receive an email back from Paypal as a notification/receipt
> > for your payment. You will also receive a receipt from ASA.
> >
> > For the record, there is a 2.9% + $0.30 transaction fee. This is
> > quite reasonable for credit card payments (although higher than the
> > non-existent transaction fee for a donation by check).
> >
> > If you are planning to come to the annual meeting at Messiah College
> > in August and you haven't registered yet, keep your eyes open for an
> > on-line registration form and a payment option using PayPal.
> >
> > TG
> >
> > --
> > _________________
> > Terry M. Gray, Ph.D., Computer Support Scientist
> > Chemistry Department, Colorado State University
> > Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
> > grayt@lamar.colostate.edu http://www.chm.colostate.edu/~grayt/
> > phone: 970-491-7003 fax: 970-491-1801
> >
Received on Fri May 20 11:19:03 2005