clasione
07-24-2005, 12:12 PM
Paypal phishing is getting more decieving...
Below is an email I recieved from a spammer trying to gain paypal access.....
BEWARE THAT THESE TYPES OF EMAILS ARE BEOMMING VERY FREQUENT NOW... and very sophisticated looking....
THE EMAILS ARE USING SUBDOMAINS
like this:
www.paypal.com.secureserlet.login --- example
subdomain is paypal.com
email below:
____________________________
Notification of Limited Account Access
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. We recently noticed the following issue on your account:
Unusual account activity has made it necessary to limit account access until additional verification information can be collected. Case ID Number: PP-071-362-996
For your protection, we have limited access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
trap login here
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but to temporaly suspend your account.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department.
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, LOGIN to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.
To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences HEREhttp://images.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif
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NEVER LOGIN INTO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS VIA EMAIL....
YOU MUST BE SURE YOU GO DIRECTLY TO THE MAIN WEBSITE VIA A NEW BROWSER WINDOW....
Below is an email I recieved from a spammer trying to gain paypal access.....
BEWARE THAT THESE TYPES OF EMAILS ARE BEOMMING VERY FREQUENT NOW... and very sophisticated looking....
THE EMAILS ARE USING SUBDOMAINS
like this:
www.paypal.com.secureserlet.login --- example
subdomain is paypal.com
email below:
____________________________
Notification of Limited Account Access
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. We recently noticed the following issue on your account:
Unusual account activity has made it necessary to limit account access until additional verification information can be collected. Case ID Number: PP-071-362-996
For your protection, we have limited access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
trap login here
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but to temporaly suspend your account.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department.
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, LOGIN to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.
To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences HEREhttp://images.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif
------------------------------
NEVER LOGIN INTO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS VIA EMAIL....
YOU MUST BE SURE YOU GO DIRECTLY TO THE MAIN WEBSITE VIA A NEW BROWSER WINDOW....