I recieved an email with this subject line:
PayPal Security Notice ID #PP-*****-Identity Confirmation Request.
It all looked normal and had all the expected security warnings etc..
Till I got to the bottom of the page, the sign out was thus:
Sincerely,
Carla
PayPal Account Rewiew Departament
Bingo!!... Red Flag!!
So I put my cursor over the links.. I have a Crazy Browser for surfing and it has some extras built in for security, this is the site I would have been directed to:
(disabled now w/gaps)
http:/ /netizen.net. au/webscr.php?cmdLogIn
I sent the email in to spoof@paypal.com and got a confirmation back that it was a fake site.
Aparently there is a chance that these fake sites also come with nasty viral bugs, and paypal security tells me that now I will have to be extra carefull because the scammers share email lists and rotate them.
You can get a free crazy browser (also splits pages like a window pane) at:
http://crazybrowser.com
I thought you all could do with an alert on this scam... It also said not to ever give out your password to any paypal employee, then on the redirected page asked me for my email and password!
You'd think that if someone went to all the trouble of duplicating a website they'd proof read it for spelling errors.
It's a crazy world we live in. Now I'm off to an apointment with my software buddy named NORTON.
Be Aware, Be Careful, Be Well.
Sandra
|