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PayPal Account Security Measures

PayPal


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 15th November 2005 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 PayPal Account Security Measures
Apparent Sender:
 PayPal Whats this?
Return Address:
 < paypal@paypal.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://www.paypalsecure.us/ Whats this?
Location:
 Afghanistan Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-1594
 
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 is disguised as "http://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd= login-run".


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website is hidden by a hyperlinked image in the body of the email. This is a technique used to get past spam filters that can only read normal text.


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website has been chosen to look very similar to the actual PayPal URL. Do not be fooled!


  • The entire email consists of nothing but an image that contains all of the body text and links to a spoof website. This is a technique used to get past spam filters that can read normal text but not images.
     
Content
 
 
 
"However if you are the rightful holder of the account, click on the link below to log into the account and follow the instructions."


 
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