Ray Lancon
02-29-2004, 05:22 AM
First I recieve this from these lo-life *ssholes:
From : "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To : <[email protected]>
Subject : Warning: Your PayPal account status
Date : Thu, 26 Feb 2004 19:52:24 -0800
Security Measures
We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures. Your account has been randomly selected for this maintenance, and you now be taken through a verification process.
Protecting the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please click here and fill in the correct information to verify your identity.
NOTE: Failure to complete the verification process or providing wrong information will lead to account suspension or even termination.
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Copyright © 1999-2003 PayPal. All rights reserved.
Information about FDIC pass-through insurance
It all looked very official and the HTML looked just like the real thing. I did notice there was no https. Out of curiousity I emailed the message and the link to Pay-Pal security and asked them if they indeed required this information.
Check out the response I recived from Pay-Pal........
Dear Ray Lancon,
Thank you for contacting PayPal.
Thank you for bringing this suspicious email to our attention. We can
confirm that the email you received; was not sent to you by PayPal. The
website linked to this email is not a registered URL authorized or used by
PayPal. We are currently investigating this incident fully. Please do not
enter any personal or financial information into this website.
If you have surrendered any personal or financial information to this
fraudulent website, you should immediately log into your PayPal Account and
change your password and secret question and answer information. Any
compromised financial information should be reported to the appropriate
parties.
If you notice any unauthorized activity associated with your PayPal
transaction history, please immediately report this to PayPal by following
the instructions below:
1. Go to https://www.paypal.com/
2. Click on the Security Center at the bottom of the page
3. Click on "Report a Problem"
4. Select the Topic: Report Fraud
5: Select the Subtopic: Unauthorized use of my PayPal Account, and click
Continue.
6. Follow the instructions to access the appropriate form
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
The PayPal Tea
********************************************************************************************
Pretty damn sneaky. I was suspicious of this crap. I believe this falls under the defense of
"Yo Honah he just needed killin' "
here in Texas. I'd just love the find out what hole this litle SOB is hiding in. You can be sure he has duped some folks into submitted this type of information. Be cautious of what you revieve in the email. Lo-lifes abound.
From : "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To : <[email protected]>
Subject : Warning: Your PayPal account status
Date : Thu, 26 Feb 2004 19:52:24 -0800
Security Measures
We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures. Your account has been randomly selected for this maintenance, and you now be taken through a verification process.
Protecting the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please click here and fill in the correct information to verify your identity.
NOTE: Failure to complete the verification process or providing wrong information will lead to account suspension or even termination.
Mobile | Mass Pay | Money Market | ATM/Debit Card | BillPay | About Us | Accounts | Fees | Privacy | Security Center | User Agreement | Developers | Shops | Gift Certificates/Points
an eBay Company
Copyright © 1999-2003 PayPal. All rights reserved.
Information about FDIC pass-through insurance
It all looked very official and the HTML looked just like the real thing. I did notice there was no https. Out of curiousity I emailed the message and the link to Pay-Pal security and asked them if they indeed required this information.
Check out the response I recived from Pay-Pal........
Dear Ray Lancon,
Thank you for contacting PayPal.
Thank you for bringing this suspicious email to our attention. We can
confirm that the email you received; was not sent to you by PayPal. The
website linked to this email is not a registered URL authorized or used by
PayPal. We are currently investigating this incident fully. Please do not
enter any personal or financial information into this website.
If you have surrendered any personal or financial information to this
fraudulent website, you should immediately log into your PayPal Account and
change your password and secret question and answer information. Any
compromised financial information should be reported to the appropriate
parties.
If you notice any unauthorized activity associated with your PayPal
transaction history, please immediately report this to PayPal by following
the instructions below:
1. Go to https://www.paypal.com/
2. Click on the Security Center at the bottom of the page
3. Click on "Report a Problem"
4. Select the Topic: Report Fraud
5: Select the Subtopic: Unauthorized use of my PayPal Account, and click
Continue.
6. Follow the instructions to access the appropriate form
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
The PayPal Tea
********************************************************************************************
Pretty damn sneaky. I was suspicious of this crap. I believe this falls under the defense of
"Yo Honah he just needed killin' "
here in Texas. I'd just love the find out what hole this litle SOB is hiding in. You can be sure he has duped some folks into submitted this type of information. Be cautious of what you revieve in the email. Lo-lifes abound.