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PAYPALL scam

Theres another phishing scam going around , this time based on paypall(thats the spelling its using.

Heres a copy of the email i was sent , so be carefull.

It comes in your inbox from PAYPAL , but thats just a fake , and says (flagged acct) or something like it.

Subject: Paypal Flagged Account
From: "PayPal" <service@paypall.com> NOTE HERE<<<<<<<
Date: Tue, January 3, 2006 3:23 pm
To: deleted
Priority: Normal




Dear PayPal Member,<p>

Your account has been randomly flagged in our system as a part of our routine
security measures. This is a must to ensure that only you have access and use of
your PayPal account and to ensure a safe PayPal experience. We require all flagged
accounts to verify their information on file with us. To verify your Information at
this time, please visit our secure server webform by clicking the hyperlink below:
<p>

<a target=_blank
href="http://125.243.140.130/paypal.com/">https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login</a><p&gt;

Thank you for using PayPal!<br>
The PayPal Team <p>

<p>

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.<p>

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your
preferences here. <p>



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