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WARNING!!!!! READ THIS NOW!!!!
4/13/2006 1:07:27 PM
Hi everyone, Recieved an email this morning from PayPal, I did not like the look of it so I forwarded the whole thing to spoof@paypal.com. Here is the email I received, it appears very genuine when you receive it, even down to it being all decked out as a 'original' paypal email except, it does not address you by your name or account name. --------------------------------------------- PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited. We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience. Why is my account access limited? Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s): April 13, 2006: We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection. (Your case ID for this reason is PP-257-057-154.) To remove the limitation click on the following link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_resolution-center Regards, PayPal Security Departament -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2006 PayPal Inc. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131. --------------------------------------------- Here is the reply I received back from Paypal (remarkably fast) --------------------------------------------- Dear Anthony Hobbs, Thank you for contacting PayPal. We appreciate you bringing this suspicious email to our attention. Commonly referred to as phishing, these emails are sent by fraudsters in an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from the recipients. PayPal takes phishing threats seriously. Our fraud prevention specialists are working 24/7 to help protect you and enable the community to stay safe. After review, we can confirm that the email you received was not sent by PayPal. Any website which may be linked to this email is not authorized or used by PayPal. Our fraud prevention team is working to disable any website linked to this email. In the meantime, please do not enter any information into this website. If you have already done so, you should immediately log into your PayPal account and change your password, as well as your security questions and answers. We also recommend that you contact your bank and credit card company immediately. If you notice any unauthorized activity on your PayPal account, please report it to us by following the instructions below: 1. Log in to your account only from the PayPal website. Do not use links provided in any email. 2. Click on the Security Center link at the bottom of the page. 3. Click on the 'Unauthorized Transaction' link under the Report a Problem column. 4. Follow the instructions on this page in order to access the appropriate form. Lastly, we recommend taking a few steps to protect yourself from identity theft: > Download the SafetyBar, a toolbar for Outlook and Outlook Express, which identifies known spoof emails. > Get eBay Toolbar with Account Guard which warns you when you're on a potentially fraudulent (spoof) Web site. > Frequently monitor your account for suspicious activity. For additional tips please visit the PayPal Security Center at http://www.paypal.com/security. Once again, thank you for reporting this suspicious email. Your vigilance helps us in our efforts to protect the PayPal community. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again. Sincerely, PayPal ______________________________ Important: PayPal and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone claiming to work for PayPal asks for your password under any circumstances, by email or by phone, please refuse and immediately contact us via our secure webform online. ************************************************************************ This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement, either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited. PayPal(Europe) Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK as an electronic money institution. *********************************************************************** Original Message Follows: ------------------------- Hello. I am forwarding this email to you as I believe it to be a phishing email from some criminal who wants my account information. Yours. Anthony Hobbs. [ Attachment 1.3 Type: message/rfc822][ Forwarded message displayed below ] Subject: Notification of Limited Account Access (Routing Code: PP-141-635-076) From: service@paypal.com Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:04:55 +0100 [ End of Forwarded Message 1 ] --------------------------------------------- So, there you have the proof that this email is in fact a Phishing scam, so beware everyone, by the way, do not click on any part of this email if you receive it, it is not a 'real email' but a gif.. It is also embedded with a virus..... Your Security Friend in Las Vegas.
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Re: WARNING!!!!! READ THIS NOW!!!!
4/13/2006 1:12:01 PM
Thanks for that Anthony, always nice to hear from you. Paul aka soldier blue
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Re: WARNING!!!!! READ THIS NOW!!!!
4/13/2006 1:17:51 PM
Hi Paul. Happy to oblige.. It's nice to hear from you too, on the lovely Channel island of yours... (By the way, it will be in the 90's here in our little desert town today... I got well burnt down the shooting range on Tuesday testing out our new purchase of a 762x39mm Russian SKS collectors rifle and a new Ruger 9mm pistol as well as our other weapons, it was worth the 'burn' though, great fun) Your Security Friend in Las Vegas
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Re: WARNING!!!!! READ THIS NOW!!!!
4/13/2006 1:21:22 PM
Hi Anthony, I get this phising emails all the time re: PayPal, Chase Bank, Chase Manhanttan, etc etc. I do as you do, send them onto spoof@ the respective places and/or other reporting agencies. We have a lot of new people who need to know this. Thanks for taking the time to share. Lorraine
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Re: WARNING!!!!! READ THIS NOW!!!!
4/13/2006 1:23:25 PM
Hi Anthony, Thank you for the warning. I recieved one of these a while back and did the same thing you did and got the same reply from Pay Pal. People really have to be careful. Your Good Friend Deborah
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