I recieved this this morning!. Almost had me fooled- NOT.

samanthaknd

<P>Hello xxxxxxxxxxxxx@blueyonder.co.uk
,</P>
<P>As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal
system. <BR>We recently noticed the following issue on your account:</P>
<P>Your bank has contacted us regarding some attempts of charges from your credit
card via the Paypal system. We have reasons to believe that you changed your
registration information or that someone else has unauthorized access to your Paypal
account Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized payments placed on
your account, we will require a second confirmation of your identity with us in
order to allow us to investigate this matter further. Your account is not suspended,
but if in 48 hours after you receive this message your account is not confirmed we
reserve the right to suspend your Paypal registration. If you received this notice
and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in
violation of Paypal policy to represent oneself as another Paypal user. Such action
may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Paypal is
committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to
misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft.
Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure
that perpetrators are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.</P>
<P>To confirm your identity with us click here:<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.paypal.co.uk.web-pit.us/bbs/paypal/login2.html">https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=bank-info</A></P&gt;
<P>Case ID Number: PP-731-921-730</P>
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<P><BR>Sincerely,<BR>PayPal Account Review Department<BR> </P>
<P>PayPal Email ID PP572</P>
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patchwork_cat

I had a very similar one about a month ago. I am always getting these spoofs. That is a good one though - it is the first one in a while that actually made me log into my account ( directly through paypal own website!)

rdwarr

That domain appears to be hosted by Yahoo (see here) so a quick call to them will be more effective than a letter to spoof@paypal (although you still need to do the latter).

paul2468

Today i recived an email from paypal saying that my bank had contacted paypal re some attempts of charges from your credit card with paypal , they gave me a link to click on that looks the same as when i sign into paypal and asked me to confirm my email address and password, this looks 100% like the paypal site but i dont have a credit card registered with paypal only a debit card, could this be a con ?

heatherw_01

forward it to [email="spoof&#64;paypal.com"]spoof@paypal.com[/email]

MORPH3US

go to https://www.paypal.co.uk

login that way and if its legit, it'll be there too. NEVER login through a link in an e-mail!!!

I got caught (nearly) with a similar scam on ebay!!

Also, when you click the link in the e-mail, have a look at the URL that comes up, is it a secure url (e.g. httpS) or is it dodgy looking (i.e. http://www.generic_free_hosting.com/ripofflogin)

M

samanthaknd

yeah I forwarded it onto spoof@paypal. I think I will give them a call jas well.

samanthaknd

It appears to me that these fraudsters are getting more and more clever.

samanthaknd

ps what happens if you click on the link? I just done it to see what happened and it took me to a page saying this is an outdated version. Will I be tracked from this person now?

David_B_2

I suspect now that you have at least opened the e-mail and they know your mail account is live that you will get a few more e-mails within the next few days. I normally forward mine onto paypal & eBay but I got fed up of the qty of them and normally just delete them now so at least they cannot see that I have read the message.

Will Paypal & eBay ever catch-up, I doubt it and yes I know I should still do my bit and forward them.

LULUBELLE_2

If you're using Outlook or Outlook Express, go into 'Tools', 'Options', 'Receipts' and tick 'Never send a read receipt'. That way, no-one knows whether you've opened an e-mail they've sent you, or not.