New Paypal phising email.

[Pho'dUp]

Hey guys,

I know a lot of you use Paypal to pay for stuff etc. I.e. look at the STR 2008 calendars. Anyways, I just spotted this spoof email from a phishing scammer. Don't know if it's random, but I just used paypal to for my Calendar. I got the normal confirmation email from that. But then got this one this morning and the sender/subject looked almost the same as the one from Paypal. I see the used the sender name as the same email that paypal uses "service@paypal.com" so it comes up looking legit. Even better, when my knee jerk reaction to the bogus item I clicked the "Dispute Charge" link and almost tried to log in.

Normal thing with links in the email that direct you to a fake paypal site. But it looked very real to me at first glance. I almost tried to log-in. I checked my paypal history from the real site and there's no record of this transaction. Bottom line. NEVER log in any financial, credit account using enclosed links in a email.

I have already notified Paypal.

From:"service@paypal.com" <service@paypal-us.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert Subject: Payment has been sent Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 06:11:43 -0500 Dear client ,

[northshore]

Very common for paypal, ebay, western union, pretty much any of those.

[Code Blue]

Originally Posted by Pho'dUp

Hey guys,

I know a lot of you use Paypal to pay for stuff etc. I.e. look at the STR 2008 calendars. Anyways, I just spotted this spoof email from a phishing scammer. Don't know if it's random, but I just used paypal to for my Calendar. I got the normal confirmation email from that. But then got this one this morning and the sender/subject looked almost the same as the one from Paypal. I see the used the sender name as the same email that paypal uses "service@paypal.com" so it comes up looking legit. Even better, when my knee jerk reaction to the bogus item I clicked the "Dispute Charge" link and almost tried to log in.

Normal thing with links in the email that direct you to a fake paypal site. But it looked very real to me at first glance. I almost tried to log-in. I checked my paypal history from the real site and there's no record of this transaction. Bottom line. NEVER log in any financial, credit account using enclosed links in a email.

I have already notified Paypal.

From:"service@paypal.com" <service@paypal-us.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert Subject: Payment has been sent Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 06:11:43 -0500 Dear client ,

if these low lifes used their creativity for something usefull. I hope all scammers have a slow painful death

[denmother]

Originally Posted by Pho'dUp

Hey guys,

I know a lot of you use Paypal to pay for stuff etc. I.e. look at the STR 2008 calendars. Anyways, I just spotted this spoof email from a phishing scammer. Don't know if it's random,

I get them all the time!!!

[Pho'dUp]

I get the phishers too but this one caught me off guard cuz I just used paypal. Anyhow here's the response from the paypal folks.

Thanks for taking an active role by reporting suspicious-looking
emails.
The email you forwarded to us is a phishing email, and our security
team
is working to disable it.

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What is a phishing email?
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Phishing emails attempt to steal your identity and will often ask you
to
reveal 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.

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You've made a difference.
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Every email counts. By forwarding a suspicious-looking email to
spoof@paypal.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.
__________________________________________________ _____________________


Original Message Follows:
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Note: forwarded message attached.

[northshore]

DeeZee, this should make your day:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080104/..._indictment_dc