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Verify PayPal Account
5th August 2004

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

Report Summary
Date Reported
5th August 2004
Apparent Sender
Paypal
Return Address
Safe Harbour <admin@paypal.com>
Subject
Verify PayPal Account
Format
HTML
Method

Submitted form data on spoof webpage is forwarded to a local script.

Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content

http://163.32.216.10/data/secure/certificates/SSL/transaction/resubmit/

Traced to a server in Wuhan, China.

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. The spoof email pretends to be from PayPal and requests verification of account details to keep the account active. Details are captured and forwarded to a local script.


2. PayPal NEVER send out emails requesting details from users.

 

" Dear customer, We regret to inform you that your PayPal account will be suspended due to the violation of our site policy below:"...

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 customer
We regret to inform you that your PayPal account will be suspended
due to the violation of our site policy below:

* Misrepresentation of Identity (User) - Representing yourself as another PayPal user or registering using the identity of another.
Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using PayPal in any way.
This includes the registering of a new account.Please note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to PayPal. According to our site policy you will have to confirm that you are the real owner of the PayPal account by completing the following form or else your account will be deleted.

To update your PayPal records click here:
http://cgi3.paypal.com/aw-cgi/paypalISAPI.dll?SecureConfirmation&bpuser=1



Thank you for using PayPal!
http://www.paypal.com

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