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* Important Security Notification *

PayPal


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 29th November 2005 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 * Important Security Notification *
Apparent Sender:
 PayPal Whats this?
Return Address:
 < service@paypal.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://www.paypal.com.isecurepage.info/ Whats this?
Location:
 CA, US Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-1675
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at PayPal by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • PayPal never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website has been chosen to look very similar to the actual PayPal URL. Do not be fooled!
     
Content
 
 
 
"You have received this email because we have strong reasons to believe that your PayPal account has been recently compromised."

Dear PayPal Customer,

You have received this email because we have strong reasons to believe that your PayPal account has been recently compromised. In order to prevent any fraudulent activity from occurring we are required to open an investigation into this matter. To speed up this process, you are required to verify your PayPal account by following the link below.

http://www.paypal.com.isecurepage.info

(To complete the verification process you must fill in all the required fields)

Please Note:
If your account information is not updated within the next 72 hours, then we will assume this account is fraudulent and your account may be restricted.

We apologize for this inconvenience, but the purpose of this verification is to ensure that your Paypal account has not been fraudulently used and to combat fraud.

Please do not reply to this e-mail. E-Mails sent to this address cannot be answered.

PayPal Account Department
 
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