Guest guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I received the following today, clicked on the "Login to your PAYPAL account." Then opened up a new window and went online to Paypal. The windows were different. I checked my account. No recent activity so I reported the following. Am also including the response I received from the real Paypal. I underlined and highlighted the area that tipped me off. Dear PayPal Member,As part of our efforts to provide a safe and secure environment for the online community, we regularly screen account activity. While reviewing your PayPal accounts, we observed activity that we would like to further verify. For this reason, limitations have been placed on your account until your will review your registered intormation. In order to resolve the account limitations, complete our online form by clicking on the following link : Login to your PayPal account After we have gathered the necessary information, your account will be reviewed for reinstatement and you will be notified by e-mail of our decision.We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and apologize for any inconvenience.Sincerely,Account Review Department 2008 PayPal Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131. Dear Nan,Thanks for taking an active role by reporting suspicious-looking emails.The email you forwarded to us is a phishing email, and our security teamis working to disable it.-------------------------What is a phishing email?------------------------- Phishing emails attempt to steal your identity and will often ask you toreveal your password or other personal or financial information. PayPal will never ask for your password over the phone or in an email and will always address you by your first and last name.Take our Fight Phishing Challenge at https://www.paypal.com/fightphishing to learn 5 things you should know about phishing. You'll also see what we're doing to help fight fraud every day.-------------------------You've made a difference.-------------------------Every email counts. By forwarding a suspicious-looking email to spoof, you've helped keep yourself and others safe from identity theft.Thanks,The PayPal Team_____________________This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement, either PayPal Inc, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118 349._______________________________ NOD32 3319 (20080802) Information __________This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.http://www.eset.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 you should never click/respond to anything addressed to 'PayPal Member' no matter how good it looks. From: blueslady1Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 15:52:44 -0500 paypal scam I received the following today, clicked on the "Login to your PAYPAL account." Then opened up a new window and went online to Paypal. The windows were different. I checked my account. No recent activity so I reported the following. Am also including the response I received from the real Paypal. I underlined and highlighted the area that tipped me off. Dear PayPal Member,As part of our efforts to provide a safe and secure environment for the online community, we regularly screen account activity. While reviewing your PayPal accounts, we observed activity that we would like to further verify. For this reason, limitations have been placed on your account until your will review your registered intormation. In order to resolve the account limitations, complete our online form by clicking on the following link : Login to your PayPal account After we have gathered the necessary information, your account will be reviewed for reinstatement and you will be notified by e-mail of our decision.We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and apologize for any inconvenience.Sincerely,Account Review Department 2008 PayPal Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131. Dear Nan,Thanks for taking an active role by reporting suspicious-looking emails.The email you forwarded to us is a phishing email, and our security teamis working to disable it.-------------------------What is a phishing email?------------------------- Phishing emails attempt to steal your identity and will often ask you toreveal your password or other personal or financial information. PayPal will never ask for your password over the phone or in an email and will always address you by your first and last name.Take our Fight Phishing Challenge at https://www.paypal.com/fightphishing to learn 5 things you should know about phishing. You'll also see what we're doing to help fight fraud every day.-------------------------You've made a difference.-------------------------Every email counts. By forwarding a suspicious-looking email to spoof (AT) paypal (DOT) com, you've helped keep yourself and others safe from identity theft.Thanks,The PayPal Team_____________________This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement, either PayPal Inc, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118 349._______________________________ NOD32 3319 (20080802) Information __________This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.http://www.eset.com Get more from your digital life. Find out how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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