Best Buy and PayPal

A number of Stanford users have received emails purporting to be from BestBuy, PayPal, or other e-commerce organizations, asking for verification or updates to their personal account information. These fraudulent emails direct the user's Web browser to an illegitimate Web site, which collects their information and then uses that data to commit identity theft, unauthorized purchases, or other violations of personal privacy.

Best Buy

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is a Fortune 100 company and the largest specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States and Canada, accounting for 21% of the market.The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada the Best Buy Canada subsidiary operates most stores under the Future Shop label.

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