Possible Paypal scam!! BEWARE
Date: Monday, July 07 @ 15:30:15 CEST Topic: Security
I received this email today, saying that I needed to re-verify that my email address was working, and edit my profile.. That was b.s., I knew my acct is fine, but I clicked on the link to see what the hell it was. Turns out someone has ripped off the Paypal website, and there was a legit-looking Profile form to fill out, with ALL of your info (you had to enter the info, that's the scam). If you get this email, do NOT fall for it!! Read More to see the email. Any mention of my email has been changed to prevent spam, lmao.
Here is the email that I received, with full source shown:
Status: U
Return-Path:
Received: from compuserve.com ([24.101.196.166])
by killdeer (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id 19zsdH1tc3NZFlr0
for ; Mon, 7 Jul 2003 02:23:37 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 08:32:54 +0000
From: Verify
Subject: PAYPAL - VERIFY AND UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT
To: Intel352
References:
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID:
Reply-To: Verify
Sender: Verify
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1251
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Dear PayPal Member,
This email was sent by the PayPal server to re-verify your e-mail address
and to update your profile information on PayPal. You must complete
this process by clicking on the link below and entering the information
from your profile. This is done for your protection --- becaurse some of our
members no longer have access to their email addresses and we must verify it.
To update your profile information and access your account,
click on the link below. If nothing happens when you click on the
link (or if you use AOL), copy and paste the link into the address bar of
your web browser.
https://www.paypal.com:ac=AwWI5HUK5eOcxVMEFYT5SSGH984XvzwHSTKMe2C9@oRaNgE.SRv2.cOm/~l45sd7o/aC.cGi?myemail@here.com
The link will take you to our Verify Your Identity page. Fill in the
appropriate fields to update your profile information and Security
Questions, and click Submit. You will then be able to access your account.
Thanks for using PayPal!
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the
"Help" link in the footer of any page.
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NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at
https://www.paypal.com. Protect yourself against fraudulent
websites by checking the URL/Address bar every time you log in.
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I knew this was a scam, since the url at the top of the page had *nothing* to do with paypal. Please report this email to Paypal, if you receive it.
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