Scam Watch: Yet Another E-mail Example Of A PayPal Phishing Attack

Dear Readers,

(Last Updated Jan 10th, 2011 @ 4:00 pm EST) RC 3.5

I’ve gotten hundreds of e-mails asking me for more examples of e-mail attacks also know as phishing attacks. So people know what to look for. So here is yet another one.

People I understand. But the thing is company’s like e-bay and PayPal tell you about e-mails phishing attacks. But you don’t have an example because as of yet no one other then me has shown them to you. Which I feel is really stupid…ANYHOW…here is one I received today. It is phishing attacks >>> Please send me your phishing attacks or scam e-mails. I will not accept any with attachments. Please send to computer.savvy@hotmail.com

Please Restore Your Account Access‏
From:	PayPal Billing Departament (info@hi5.com)
	This message may be a phishing scam.
Sent:	June 8, 2008 1:03:08 PM
To:	computer.savvy@hotmail.com

Information Regarding Your account:

Dear PayPal Member:Attention! Your PayPal account has been limited!As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system.We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.We requested information from you for the following reason:

Our system detected unusual charges to a credit card linked to your PayPal account.

Reference Number: PP-259-187-991

This is the Last reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access.

Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety.

We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologise for any inconvenience..

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department

PayPal Email ID PP059

Protect Your Account Info

Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent websites.To safely and securely access the PayPal website or your account, open a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type in the PayPal login page (http://paypal.com/) to be sure you are on the real PayPal site.For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please review our Security Tips at https://www.paypal.com/us/securitytips

Protect Your Password

You should never give your PayPal password

This is fake but a really good fake compared to the last one I showed you guys. Here are some of the reasons it is a fake….

1. It is from a social network site Hi5. (It is know for being one of the worst SPAMMERS along with classmates.com)

2. Does not mention my real name on my PayPal account.

3. PayPal never has a direct link..they always ask you to sign in first with your old password. Then go from there..

4. It ended up in my junk mail folder because the PayPal e-mail did not match (WARNING: sometimes it can be an error..but it is a good practice to save the registration e-mail from PayPal and only accept e-mails from only that source)

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43 Responses to Scam Watch: Yet Another E-mail Example Of A PayPal Phishing Attack

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