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Warning: very convincing Paypal phish
navymarinemom
US (MS) elite Points2shop is my specialty Total posts: 2244 Status: Offline Date of Birth: 65-10-09 
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reply date: 2008-10-17 08:01:42
Don't fall for this one--it is very convincing!! I received this in my inbox this morning, and would have fallen for it if I didn't know better. It WILL come with your full name, not just "Paypal member". My spam filter got it. ******************************** From: service@paypal.com Sent: Oct 17, 2008 5:01 AM To: my name and email Dear As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account. We requested information from you for the following reason: A recent review of your account determined that we require some additional information from you in order to provide you with secure service. Case ID Number: PP-624-944-700 This is a second reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. Be sure to log in securely by using the following link: Click here to login and restore your account access Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement, your account access will remain limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to log in to your PayPal account as soon as possible to help avoid this. To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used to make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the Resolution Center. If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us". We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department PayPal Email ID PP638 ************************** The actual log in link looks very convincing as well, but while it has paypal.com in the link, it is NOT a paypal link, it is a web.ve link. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK! It redirects to a phishing site site registered in the UK and hosted on Venezuelan servers. It has been forwarded to spoof@paypal.com Edited to add that Paypal WILL send this same email to you if your account has been compromised, however it instructs you to log into your account directly, and does not provide a link. If you ever have a question about the status of your account, log into Paypal directly and any change in status will be clearly visible on the member screen. NEVER, NEVER log in from a link in an email!! |
Matjong
US admin Points2shop is my specialty Total posts: 1468 Status: Online Total Earnings: $1059.1 
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reply date: 2008-10-17 08:06:39
Thanks for letting us know!! Where the hell do they grab your full name from... 
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navymarinemom
US (MS) elite Points2shop is my specialty Total posts: 2244 Status: Offline Date of Birth: 65-10-09
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reply date: 2008-10-17 08:10:00
I'm not really sure how they get the name, unless names have been sold by various companies, etc. This is probably the best phish I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot in 10 years
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kigsthetoaster
US (MN) gold Am I spamming? Total posts: 253 Status: Offline Date of Birth: Unknown Total Earnings: $44.55 
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reply date: 2008-10-17 15:17:32
=/, thanks for the tip, gotta make sure not to fall for that one then |
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dummyaccount
US (NY) new My first post Total posts: -19 Status: Offline Date of Birth: Unknown Total Earnings: $-0.01 
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reply date: 2008-10-17 16:34:51
jesus i would have fallen for that ty for heads up |
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Citrusjrb
US (AR) platinum Am I spamming? Total posts: 314 Status: Offline Date of Birth: 80-01-27 Total Earnings: $344.29 
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reply date: 2008-10-17 16:56:19
Thanks. I wonder how many people fell for that? |
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ashleysly
UK platinum Senior Poster Total posts: 242 Status: Offline Date of Birth: 95-07-02 Total Earnings: $304.69 
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reply date: 2008-10-17 17:16:40
yer i wonder aswell. i hope i wont fall for it |
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poptart
US (WA) diamond Points2shop is my specialty Total posts: 2438 Status: Offline Total Earnings: $1162.97 
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reply date: 2008-10-17 19:33:39
My sisters bf fell for it, and lets say it wasn't pretty... he had like 1500 dollars stolen from him, they changed his pw and withdrew money from his bank and sent it to their acct. Took a while for him to get it all situated out. He won't ever use paypal again because they gave him nothing but a hassle over it and I don't really blame him altho I haven't really had an issue with them myself. |
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Citrusjrb
US (AR) platinum Am I spamming? Total posts: 314 Status: Offline Date of Birth: 80-01-27 Total Earnings: $344.29
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reply date: 2008-10-17 20:09:25
Did he get his money back? |
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Akari
US elite Points2Helper Total posts: 5833 Status: Offline 
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reply date: 2008-10-17 20:28:16
Wow. I'm always very careful about looking at links in emails to see where they link to, so I probably wouldn't have fallen for it, but you never know. Good job catching it. |
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