Paypal Phishing

And again, another Paypal phishing attempt. I have included the message below for your viewing pleasure. It’s an attempt at phishing (looking for personal or account information), so do not respond to it, just be aware.

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Dear PayPal holder account,

PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited. We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

- Why is my account access limited?

- Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):

- * March 16, 2007: We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive Credit Union account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

(Your case ID for this reason is 0884347699582.)

- How can I restore my account access?

- This limitation cannot be appealed.

- We encourage you to restore full access as soon as possible.
-Click on the “Confirm email” link in the Activate Account box and then enter this confirmation number: 0884347699582

http://202.101.35.178/websc/index.php which tries to fake a valid paypal site!

Once you complete all of the checklist items, your case will be reviewed by one of our Account Specialists. We will send you an e-mail with the outcome of the review.

Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.

Copyright 1999-2007 PayPal. All rights reserved.
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Again – the above email was an attempt to trick a person into entering their paypal information, do not fall for it!  It is NOT real, but rather a phishing attempt!

1 Comments

  1. Nestor Julio says:
    October 19, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    From PayPal Mon Oct 15 07:24:20 2007
    X-Apparently-To: julionv@yahoo.com via 209.191.125.29; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:23:28 -0700
    X-Originating-IP: [68.125.12.66]
    Return-Path:
    Authentication-Results: mta118.mail.re3.yahoo.com from=verify.paypal.com; domainkeys=neutral (no sig)
    Received: from 68.125.12.66 (EHLO citation-ns1.citationnorthern.com) (68.125.12.66) by mta118.mail.re3.yahoo.com with SMTP; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:23:26 -0700
    Received: from User ([66.184.80.34]) by citation-ns1.citationnorthern.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:32:31 -0700
    From: “PayPal” Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
    Subject: Receipt for your payment
    Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:24:20 -0400
    MIME-Version: 1.0
    Content-Type: text/html; charset=”Windows-1251″
    Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
    X-Priority: 3
    X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
    X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
    X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
    Bcc:
    Return-Path: verify@verify.paypal.com
    Message-ID:
    X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Oct 2007 14:32:31.0507 (UTC) FILETIME=[382C4630:01C80F38]
    Content-Length: 2166

    Dear PayPal Member,

    This email confirms that you have sent an eBay payment of $47.85 USD to
    eddshar200@yahoo.com for an eBay item.

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    Payment Details
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    Amount: $57.95 USD

    Transaction ID: 2LC956793J776333Y

    Subject: Digimax 130

    Note:
    If you haven’t authorized this charge ,click the link below to dispute transaction
    and get full refund

    Dispute transaction (Encrypted Link )

    *SSL connection:
    PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information
    in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure
    Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length
    of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available)

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    Item Information
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    eBay User ID: eddiesun

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    Edward Harrell’s UNCONFIRMED Address
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    Edward Harrell
    211 David St.
    Springtown, TX 76082
    United States

    Important Note: Edward Harrell has provided an Unconfirmed Address. If
    you are planning on shipping items to Edward Harrell, please check the
    Transaction Details page of this payment to find out whether you will
    be covered by the PayPal Seller Protection Policy.

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    This payment was sent using your bank account.

    By using your bank account to send money, you just:

    - Paid easily and securely

    - Sent money faster than writing and mailing paper checks
    - Paid instantly — your purchase won’t show up on bills at the end of
    the month.

    Thanks for using your bank account!

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    Thank you for using PayPal!
    The PayPal Team
    PayPal Email ID PP118

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