Paypal email

Just got this email from paypal, not sure what to make of it...

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Dear PayPal Member,

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system.
We recently noticed the following issue on your account: (what issue??)

We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an
unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account
is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account
features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please
understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

For your protection, we have limited access to your account until
additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.

To review your account and restore your access, please visit PayPal as soon as possible:

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run
We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand
that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your
account. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department


PayPal Email ID PP522

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Anyone know what this is...another fishing attempt?? I logged in to Paypal & everything seems fine...:confused:

Absolutely fake. You click their link which is bogus. Then you "login" and they have your info.

Good god, I got one in my gmail with a link that has the address of [...]paypal.com.cfr (insert more crap) then at the end it has a .info

Those who aren't internet savvy would have been tricked, but it has been an odd uprising in phishing e-mails for paypal accounts. My girlfriend got 3 today.

Speaking of fishing attempts, my wife got a call on her cell phone last weekend on Saturday night. The caller ID only showed 6 digits. :confused: They said they were from our bank and wanted to confirm some information about some suspicious charges.

She told them she will not give them any info but will call are bank directly to see if there are on problems. There wasn't any of course.

Here is the key to ANY email or phone call asking for ANY personal info. Do not respond! Contact the appropriate agency directly from their homepage or their confirmed, direct phone number. That's it!

The phone calls are the scariest development. If a real creditor did need to contact you about suspicious charges, how would they?

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Originally Posted by black roadster

The phone calls are the scariest development. If a real creditor did need to contact you about suspicious charges, how would they?

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Actually, this did happen to me several years ago. Someone (in Russia of all places) started placing small charges against my Mastercard. My card company, USAA, called me to tell me about it and ask if I really had made those charges.

To prove they were who they said they were, they provided ME with all the information (they had my account number, billing address, last four digits of my social security number). Plus, they were very up front about the fact that I could call them back via the 1-800 number on the back of my card if I wanted to.

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Originally Posted by Dave04

Plus, they were very up front about the fact that I could call them back via the 1-800 number on the back of my card if I wanted to.

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Now a days that is exactly what you need to do. The scammers often can get you SS#, Billing Address, and Account Number. What they need is your three digit code on the back.

Check this out.

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Scammers, who have already obtained your credit card number in other ways, call your house pretending to be the fraud and security department of your credit card company. They sound very official (they may even provide you with a phony badge number) and they claim your card was flagged by security for demonstrating an unusual purchase pattern.
You deny making the purchase. Then the scam artist reassures you it will show up on your next statement. The scammer then gives you a phony control number to document the fraud claim and asks you to provide the three-digit security number from the card to prove that the card is in your possession.
Once you give that up, the scammer has you. He or she now has everything he needs to make a purchase with your card either over the phone or on the Internet.

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It is really easy to tell the real emails from the fakes for Ebay and Paypal. How? They will NEVER send anything addressed to Dear PayPal/EBay Member.

Ebay will always include the following at the top:

eBay sent this message to John Smith (Jsmith123).
Your registered name is included to show this message originated from eBay.

Paypal will use something similar, such as:

Dear John Smith,

This email confirms that you, Jsmith123, have paid Bwilliam14 ([email protected]) $13.98 USD using PayPal.

Phishing attempts go to thousands of emails at once, and all they know is your email. If a crook includes your full name and/or userid, rest assured that you are being targeted by someone who has already obtained some personal info on you so you are already screwed.

Phishing. Definitely.

If you hover over the link, you'll see it goes to "ads.valueserver.jp" or something like that - nothing to do with paypal.

Always look at where a link actually goes. If you can't see it by hovering, then go to "view source" to look there. If in doubt, query it with their phishing groups (look on the paypal website for details) who will confirm if the email is genuine or not.

Whenever you get something suspicious like that, forward it to [email protected] or [email protected] (obviously depending where it came from).

That's quite interesting that they are using a redirect through an ad server. That tells me the ad servers aren't doing any URL checking when the redirection happens. The scammers figured it out and are using them as an unwitting pawn.

RJ

Woo-Hoo I am a millionare!!! ::Clown::

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DEPARTMENT OF PAYMENT
FREE WINNINGS,
35, CALLE ALCALA 28390,
MADRID- SPAIN.

Dear Client
You have been sent a payment order by The FREE WINNINGS,
here is your payment information:


PAYMENT NO : 99607381
PAYMENT DATE: 16/02/2006
PAYMENT VALUE: $1, 500,000,00 USDOLLARS (ONE MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)In order to receive your
payment please kindly send the following details to
your payment verification officer Mr. Luis Monterino
to forward your payment to the bank that will transfer
your prize money to the designated account of your choice.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

1. PAYMENT NUMBER:
2. PAYMENT VALUE:
3. FULL NAME:
4. DATE OF BIRTH:
5. CONTACT PHONE NUMBER:
6. FAX NUMBER:

Your payment will be transfered to the account of your
choice immediately after we receive your PAYMENT INFORMATION to
the below emails.


NAME: MR. LUIS MONTERINO
PAYMENT VERIFICATION OFFICER(P.V.O)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.winnings.com

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your payment number/value in every one of your
correspondences with your PAYMENT VERIFICATION OFFICER(P.V.O).
Furthermore you are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery
information and numbers from the public in line with our company
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by unscrupulous individuals.

Anybody under the age of 21 is automatically disqualified.

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