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DogsandBigCats · 09-01-2004, 03:27 PM

I got an E-Mail today from [email protected] well apparently it was spoofed. See the E-Mail below:

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Dear valued Paypal member:

Paypal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and seller. To protect the security of your account , Paypal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the Paypal system for unusual activity.a

Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Paypal's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not compromised.

In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some specific information from you for the following reason:

We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive Paypal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

We encourage you to login and restore full access as soon as possible. Should access to your account remain limited for an extended perid of time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account.

However, failure to restore your records will result in account suspension. Please update your records on or before September 5, 2004.

Once you have updated your account records, your Paypal session will not be interrupted and will continues as normal.

To update your Paypal records click on the following link:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_update

Sincerely,
Paypal customer department!
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here.

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Now that link in the E-Mail actually goes here: http://219.117.228.247/update/index.htm

You can go to the link and no harm will be done. Notice how it PERFECTLY replicates the PayPal website. You can log in with any E-Mail / password you can think of and it acts as if you logged into your paypal account. I ALMOST fell for this scam when I saw how much information they were asking for. Feel free to check this out and WARN EVERYBODY not to give any information to this bogus PayPal website!!!!

If anybody gets an E-Mail even if it appears to be from PayPal, always be skeptical!!!

Crypt · 09-01-2004, 03:29 PM

A new paypal scam born every week ...

Nothing new

chupacabra · 09-01-2004, 03:33 PM

lol, nice one... i bet they've harvested quite a bit of Paypal info from the mindless sheople w/ this one..

johnbosh · 09-01-2004, 03:38 PM

wonder how many are getting in it

C_U_Next_Tuesday · 09-01-2004, 03:40 PM

lol..i got something similar to that but the paypal had a UK at the end of the address...needless to say I sent them a funny e-mail back telling them good luck on the scam..but I am not that stupid

Vitasoy · 09-01-2004, 03:41 PM

They're getting more sneaky. But nothing new.

bllott · 09-01-2004, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DogsandBigCats
I got an E-Mail today from [email protected] well apparently it was spoofed. See the E-Mail below:

------------------------------------------------
Dear valued Paypal member:

Paypal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and seller. To protect the security of your account , Paypal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the Paypal system for unusual activity.a

Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Paypal's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not compromised.

In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some specific information from you for the following reason:

We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive Paypal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

We encourage you to login and restore full access as soon as possible. Should access to your account remain limited for an extended perid of time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account.

However, failure to restore your records will result in account suspension. Please update your records on or before September 5, 2004.

Once you have updated your account records, your Paypal session will not be interrupted and will continues as normal.

To update your Paypal records click on the following link:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_update

Sincerely,
Paypal customer department!
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here.

----------------------------------------------

Now that link in the E-Mail actually goes here: http://219.117.228.247/update/index.htm

You can go to the link and no harm will be done. Notice how it PERFECTLY replicates the PayPal website. You can log in with any E-Mail / password you can think of and it acts as if you logged into your paypal account. I ALMOST fell for this scam when I saw how much information they were asking for. Feel free to check this out and WARN EVERYBODY not to give any information to this bogus PayPal website!!!!

If anybody gets an E-Mail even if it appears to be from PayPal, always be skeptical!!!

Wow, that's a good one man holy shit !

bjjb · 09-01-2004, 03:47 PM

First indication of a scam is the http://**** ALL paypal addresses start with https: Then there the little problem of my mouse scroll wheel not working. Probablysome kinda shifty activex thing trying to harvest shit. Then theres the line of text at the top of the page which is the ACTUAL page theyre spoofing. lol Not very imaginative or talented are they ?

Doctor Dre · 09-01-2004, 03:51 PM

Damn their site is welldone ... very well done

strobi · 09-01-2004, 03:52 PM

damn that's nicely done.. ALOT of people are going for this one.

sirrobin · 09-01-2004, 04:21 PM

Paypal needs to add another layer of security besides the user/pass

RicardoB · 09-01-2004, 04:29 PM

Old news.

Apollo · 09-01-2004, 04:38 PM

I receive these kinds of emails pretty much since I started using paypal years ago.

The only paypal emails I pay attention to are emails detailing payments to/from me and policy updates...everything else gets trashed

pornpf69 · 09-01-2004, 04:51 PM

as usual ppl are using them to get some money from your account....

Ricky Dynamite · 09-01-2004, 05:00 PM

A sucker is born every day.

Mr. X · 09-01-2004, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RicardoB
Old news.

09-01-2004, 03:27 PM	#1
DogsandBigCats Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Where Dogs and Cats are Posts: 337	Warning Paypal Scam!!!! Read!!! Very Important!!!!! I got an E-Mail today from [email protected] well apparently it was spoofed. See the E-Mail below: ------------------------------------------------ Dear valued Paypal member: Paypal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and seller. To protect the security of your account , Paypal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the Paypal system for unusual activity.a Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Paypal's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not compromised. In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some specific information from you for the following reason: We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive Paypal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection. We encourage you to login and restore full access as soon as possible. Should access to your account remain limited for an extended perid of time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account. However, failure to restore your records will result in account suspension. Please update your records on or before September 5, 2004. Once you have updated your account records, your Paypal session will not be interrupted and will continues as normal. To update your Paypal records click on the following link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_update Sincerely, Paypal customer department! Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page. To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here. ---------------------------------------------- Now that link in the E-Mail actually goes here: http://219.117.228.247/update/index.htm You can go to the link and no harm will be done. Notice how it PERFECTLY replicates the PayPal website. You can log in with any E-Mail / password you can think of and it acts as if you logged into your paypal account. I ALMOST fell for this scam when I saw how much information they were asking for. Feel free to check this out and WARN EVERYBODY not to give any information to this bogus PayPal website!!!! If anybody gets an E-Mail even if it appears to be from PayPal, always be skeptical!!! Last edited by DogsandBigCats; 09-01-2004 at 03:29 PM..

09-01-2004, 03:41 PM	#6
Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	They're getting more sneaky. But nothing new. __________________ [email protected]

09-01-2004, 04:29 PM	#12
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09-01-2004, 04:38 PM	#13
Apollo Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 433	I receive these kinds of emails pretty much since I started using paypal years ago. The only paypal emails I pay attention to are emails detailing payments to/from me and policy updates...everything else gets trashed __________________ ----------- Free automated way to rotate sponsor gallery thumbnails on your sites TgpWizards - Free TGP Gallery submission system

09-01-2004, 04:51 PM	#14
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09-01-2004, 03:29 PM	#2
Crypt Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,225	A new paypal scam born every week ... Nothing new

09-01-2004, 03:33 PM	#3
chupacabra Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,626	lol, nice one... i bet they've harvested quite a bit of Paypal info from the mindless sheople w/ this one..

09-01-2004, 03:38 PM	#4
johnbosh Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Netherlands, Rotterdam Posts: 8,965	wonder how many are getting in it

09-01-2004, 03:40 PM	#5
C_U_Next_Tuesday WW4L Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: over the river and through the woods Posts: 10,581	lol..i got something similar to that but the paypal had a UK at the end of the address...needless to say I sent them a funny e-mail back telling them good luck on the scam..but I am not that stupid

09-01-2004, 03:47 PM	#8
bjjb Have laptop will travel Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 145201426 Posts: 13,074	First indication of a scam is the http://**** ALL paypal addresses start with https: Then there the little problem of my mouse scroll wheel not working. Probablysome kinda shifty activex thing trying to harvest shit. Then theres the line of text at the top of the page which is the ACTUAL page theyre spoofing. lol Not very imaginative or talented are they ?

09-01-2004, 03:52 PM	#10
strobi Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 7,383	damn that's nicely done.. ALOT of people are going for this one.

09-01-2004, 04:21 PM	#11
sirrobin Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 453	Paypal needs to add another layer of security besides the user/pass

09-01-2004, 05:00 PM	#15
Ricky Dynamite Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Porn Valley, CA Posts: 307	A sucker is born every day.