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Accept PayPal Policy Updates to Prevent
Account Limitation

PayPal


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 12th February 2007 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Accept PayPal Policy Updates to Prevent Account Limitation
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.cgi-bin.jfkasbf.gq.nu/ Whats this?
Location:
 CA, US Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-4318
 
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 spoof website this email links to was not online at time of this report, but variations of the scam which link to working websites are bound to exist, so be wary! The website may have been taken down or disabled by the hosts, but quite often these websites are hosted on the personal computer of the phishers, so may only be online at certain times.


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website has been chosen to look very similar to the actual PayPal URL. Do not be fooled!
     
Content
 
 
 
"PayPal's records indicate that you have not yet accepted the updated PayPal User Agreement and Privacy Policy. "

Dear xxx@xxx.com

PayPal's records indicate that you have not yet accepted the updated PayPal User Agreement and Privacy Policy.

Failure to accept the updated PayPal User Agreement and Privacy Policy within 3 days will result in limited access to your PayPal account. If your account is limited, you will no longer be able to receive or send payments.

PayPal values you as a customer and does not want you to lose the valuable benefits of your account. Please visit the PayPal website to accept the policy updates. To do this, log in to your account and click the New Policy Update link on your Account Overview page from here:
http://www.paypal.com.cgi-bin. jfkasbf.gq.nu/

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Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

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Copyright © 1999-2006 PayPal. All rights reserved.

Consumer advisory- PayPal Pte. Ltd., the holder of PayPal's stored value facility, does not require the approval of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Users are advised to read the terms and conditions carefully.

PayPal Email ID PP 878
 
Website:    
 
Spoof website not online at time of report...

 
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