PayPal Spoof Mail

xtraham

Lieutenant
Joined
Jul 20, 2006
Messages
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I got this mail and fowarded it to paypal spoof mail.....






Regular Maintenance Notice


We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures. Your account
has been randomly selected for this maintenance, and you will now be taken through a
series of identity verification pages.

Protecting the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize
for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please follow the link and fill in the correct information to verify your identity.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run&id=xtraham@aol.com

For your security, PayPal will never ask you to re-enter your full bank account, credit,
or debit card number without providing you at least the LAST TWO DIGITS of the number.
These digits let you know that we already know the full number and are asking you for
the rest of it. Beware of any website or email asking for these numbers for "verification"
that does not PROVE that it knows the number by providing at least the last two digits.


Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

The account statement for your PayPal account registered to xtraham@aol.com is available anytime; just log in to your account.


Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a
response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the Help link located in
the top right corner of any PayPal page.

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences.
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this was pay pals reply............


Thank you for contacting PayPal about a fraudulent (spoof) email or Web
site. We appreciate you bringing this suspicious email to our attention.

We can confirm that the email you received was not sent by PayPal. Any
website which may be linked to this email is not authorized or used by
PayPal.

Our fraud prevention team is working to disable any website linked to
this email. In the meantime, please do not enter any information into
this website. If you have already done so, you should immediately log
into your PayPal account and change your password, as well as your
security questions and answers. We also recommend that you contact your
bank and credit card company immediately.

Please follow the instructions below to report an unauthorized
transaction associated with your PayPal account:

If you are able to log into your PayPal account:

1. Log in to your account at https://www.paypal.com
2. Select the "Resolution Center" subtab.
3. Click "Open a dispute."
4. Select "Unauthorized transaction," then click "Continue."
5. Enter or select the transaction ID for the transaction you would like
to dispute, then click "Continue."
6. Complete the report for Unauthorized Use on a PayPal Account, then
click "Continue."
7. Confirm that the claim is correct, then click "Submit."

If you cannot log in to your account, follow the instructions below to
report an unauthorized transaction associated with your PayPal account:

1. Go to https://www.paypal.com/
2. Click on the "Security Center" link located at the bottom of any
page.
3. Under the "Report a Problem" column, click on "Unauthorized
Transaction."
4. Click "Continue" under "Unable to log in?"
5. Confirm that the transaction in question is unauthorized then click
"Continue."
6. Complete the report for Unauthorized Use on a PayPal Account, then
click "Preview."
7. Confirm that the claim is correct, then click "Submit."
8. Confirm your account ownership by entering the financial information
requested, then click "Continue."

Lastly, we recommend taking a few steps to protect yourself from
identity theft:

1. Download the SafetyBar, a toolbar for Outlook and Outlook Express,
which identifies known spoof emails.
2. Get eBay Toolbar with Account Guard which warns you when you're on a
potentially fraudulent (spoof) Web site.
3. Sign up for Equifax Credit Alerts for PayPal Users, a program that
provides an early warning detection system in the event of identity
theft. Find out more by visiting the PayPal Identity Protection Center
at www.paypal.com/idprotection.
4. Frequently monitor your PayPal account for suspicious activity.

For additional tips please visit the PayPal Security Center at
https://www.paypal.com/security.

Thank you again for sending us your report. We appreciate your efforts
to keep PayPal safe.

Sincerely,

PayPal
PayPal Account Review Department
______________________________________________________________

Important: PayPal and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal
your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone
claiming to work for PayPal asks for your password under any
circumstances, by email or by phone, please refuse and immediately
contact us via our secure webform online.


This
email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement,
either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited. PayPal (Europe) Limited is
authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK
as an electronic money institution.
 

RubberFrog

Rear Admiral
Joined
Apr 9, 2005
Messages
4,268
Re: PayPal Spoof Mail

I get junk like that all the time.

I usually have fun with them and enter bogus CC info or a phony password. 8)

I just imagine some hack somewhere getting all excited and then trying to figure out what's wrong. :devil:
 

xtraham

Lieutenant
Joined
Jul 20, 2006
Messages
1,425
Re: PayPal Spoof Mail

the c&p came out as regular text,
this had the offical pay pal logo and looked very legit,
but I never give ANY personal info in an e-mail, thats why I fowarded to spoof first, or I will give them a land line..
just a heads up for anyone that might not be aware of this..........
 

crunch

Commander
Joined
Aug 1, 2006
Messages
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Re: PayPal Spoof Mail

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