posted on August 24, 2002 05:07:22 AM new
Yesterday I received an email that appeared to come from [email protected]. I have pasted the majority below so you can see.
<SPAN class=pptext>Your account has been flagged in
our system to be investigated about an issue concerning Fraud. We
require members flagged with Fraud to login below to verify their
account. After you login, your account will be taken out of Fraud
and you will be allowed to make transfers agai<SPAN
lang=sv>n</SPAN></SPAN>
<SPAN class=pptext>Click on this link to continue
the verification<SPAN lang=sv> </SPAN> http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?<SPAN
lang=sv>Member-Verification</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=pptext><SPAN lang=sv> </SPAN></SPAN>
<HR>
PayPal Support Team
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 align=center border=0><TBODY> <TR> <TD class=ppfooter align=middle>
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A number of things in the email raised my suspicions. The clunky html codes, the text not having correct spacing, the Hotmail coding at the bottom, plus the fact that when I rolled my cursor over the "sign-in" link, what appeared was not a Paypal web address. Rather than click the link, I typed in the address that I saw, "0rders.net." (Zero in the front, not a capital "O" It took me to a page that looks EXACTLY like Paypal's sign in page.
Someone out there is going to a lot of trouble to try and cull your Paypal password so please be aware that this scam is out there.
Please note: all Paypal SECURE sign in pages start with https, not the regular http as shown in the email. This is a sure sign that this is a scam.
It has been reported to Paypal. Let's hope they crack on whoever this is, and hard.
posted on August 25, 2002 08:48:06 AM new
maybe its just me being informed? but does anyone ever fall for this crap?
even 5 years ago when i 1st got the internet and was on aohell i got that crap. people needing me to update the cc i used for my account. stupid thing was i didnt use a cc i used a bank account. i didnt know about all the scamming back then and i still didnt fall for it.
It took me to a page that looks EXACTLY like Paypal's sign in page.