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PayPal Notification: Temporary Hold Pending
Investigation (Routing Code:
C124-L001-Q410-T3320)

PayPal


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 2nd September 2006 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 PayPal Notification: Temporary Hold Pending Investigation (Routing Code: C124-L001-Q410-T3320)
Apparent Sender:
 PayPal Whats this?
Return Address:
 PayPal Account Review Team < service@intl.paypal.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://www.pracujwue.oxy.pl/thumbs//manual/ customers/Secured/Service/mysql/ssl/ connection/__/login/index.htm Whats this?
Location:
 Germany Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-3345
 
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 "www.paypal.com".


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual PayPal URL.
     
Content
 
 
 
"PayPal is constantly working to eliminate the threat of fraud and ensure the integrity of our payment network by performing frequent examinations of our system. "

Dear PayPal User,

PayPal is constantly working to eliminate the threat of fraud and ensure the integrity of our payment network by performing frequent examinations of our system. These inspections sometimes flag the transactions of users in good standing. When these flags appear in our system, we put the pending transaction on hold to protect our members.

The following eCheck payment to your account has been flagged and holded by our verification system.

Payer's Email: rmneswick@netzero.com
Transaction Date: Jul. 30, 2006 03:37:50 PM
Transaction Amount: £2000.00 GBP

Please go to www.paypal.com and log in to your account in order to check the transaction details. If you still have questions after checking the transaction details concerning this cancelled eCheck, please contact us.

Thank you for your understanding and for helping to make PayPal the safest and most trusted online payment solution.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

PayPal Email ID PP22362994
 
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