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PayPal Security Issue
16th April 2004

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

 

Report Summary
Date Reported
16th April 2004
Apparent Sender
Paypal
Return Address
accountinfo@paypal.com
Subject
PayPal Security Issue
Format
HTML - designed to look like a plain text email
Method
disguised link leads to bogus web content
Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content
http://paypal-security.netfirms.com/
RISK LEVEL
Medium
WARNINGS

1. Note the URL of the forged web page.
2. We do not have a snapshot of the forged Paypal web page at this time, but expect to see the email again with a different URL in use.

 

Paypal 'regular maintenance' email is a spoof and part of a phishing scam ...

 

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

Dear Member,

PayPal is currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures. Your account has been randomly selected for this maintenance, and placed on Limited Access status. Protecting the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. To restore your account to its regular status, you must confirm your email address by logging in to your PayPal Cccount

PayPal Security Team

 

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