Paypal Scam ?

[GHoD]

i got this email today

You have added [email protected] as a new email address for your
PayPal account.

If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with
your account, please contact PayPal customer service at:

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


Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team


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 header of any page.

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PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD

NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at
https://www.paypal.com/.Protect yourself against fraudulent websites
by opening a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and typing
in the PayPal URL every time you log in to your account.

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PayPal Email ID PP00071

i logged in to my paypal and checked and there was no new email added and i certainly never added anything.


Anyway just now i got another email

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
Pay Pal system. We recently noticed that your account was accessed by unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we are forced to limit the access to sensitive Pay Pal account features. We realise that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.
Case ID Number: PP-042-818-072

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=complaint-view


Your Personal Data includes information that can identify you as a specific individual, such as your name, address, phone number, credit card number or e-mail address are stored in your account. Is strongly recommend that you log into your account and verify your Personal Data. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

To review your account and some or all of the information that Pay Pal used to make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the Resolution Center https://www.paypal.com/ . If, after reviewing your account information, you seekfurther clarification regarding your account access, please contact Pay Pal by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us". We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help and protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,
Pay Pal Account Review Department

Pay Pal Email ID PP520952

But when i clicked on the link using AOL it came up with an AOL warning saying that the site had been blocked by aol for members security. i then typed in the paypal site manually and it opened no problem

what the hell is going on here? it looks real to me.. ?

 

[Peter]

although the displayed url's look correct the email is written in html when you click the link it does direct you to where it looks like it should just the same as the following link will not send you to paypal:-

http://www.paypal.com

these scams are a regular thing. The best advise you can have is dont click on links from emails that claim to be from these types of companies, instead type in the address yourself and log in. If the email is true you will be able to check yourself.

 

[spy69]

Yep they are a scam. Be careful. Always make sure to look in the adress bar. And even then you have to be careful because they might have a adress like confirm.154payal. Something like that that might make it look legit but its not.



Spy

 

[Host47]

if you've gone to the link, change your password imemdiately

 

[spy69]

Well not really. Not unless you typed in your information.

 

[Peter]

yes as long as nothing was typed the most they could really have done is validated that your email exists.

 

[redz]

smells like a scam to me

 

[Epic]

There's always a ton of ebay/paypal scams running around out there. Just ignore them

 

[bling]

i got that same email, but it was in my spam box, and i was looking at it, it foolled me for a little bit untill i saw they had hosted it on there own computer.

 

[Chris]

what the hell is going on here? it looks real to me.. ?

These phishing tactics are very common and unfortunately are not stopping. I've received a few of the PayPal emails and I receive a phishing eBay email almost weekly. I report every one I receive to the Spoof Department. They may look real, but if you view the source of the html email then you will notice the hyperlinks are not to the real PayPal/eBay sites... Always be careful and never input your personal information on an odd link you're not familiar with.

If there's an issue with your account that needs cleared up then they will post a message on your account when you sign in and on eBay you will receive a message in the "My Messages" system...

Here's more info on the PayPal phishing problem direct from their website, https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/general/SecuritySpoof-outside

Also here's more info on the major eBay phishing issue, http://pages.ebay.com/education/spooftutorial/index.html

 

[namethreads.com]

A tip:


If you click on a link and the window that appears has no address bar so that you cannot see the URL you have gone to, it is almost certainly phishing.

Instead of lcicking on links in these e-mails, right-click and select "Copy hyperlink". THen paste this link into a new browser window. Then look at it and see if the site is actually the site you expect it to be.

Also, there are various grammar mistakes in the e-mail above -- again, a sure fire sign that it is fake.

 

[lilgee]

I seen so many paypal scams thats not even funny.

 

[jmweb]

We get a couple of Paypal phising scams a day.

 

[LeetPCUser]

That is a paypal scam. I have got that email before. It looks almost legit. My mom fell for that EBay one and we got scammed for $17k. Luckily the bank gave the $ back.

 

[Kenny]

The newest I've seen~


Dear valued PayPal® member:
It has come to our attention that your PayPal® account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records on or before October 28,2005.
Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal® session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
To update your PayPal® records click on the following link:
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run
Thank You.
PayPal® Update Team
PayPal, Inc.
P.O. Box 45950
Omaha, NE 68145
Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, PayPal® will
periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.
Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/policy_privacy-outside