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princessfayebaley

I hope someone can help me!!! I am a little naive when it comes to technology but I recieved the email below this morning and when I try to follow the link it syas that ita 'phishing site' (or words to that effect!). Can anyone enlighten to me what this maybe about, I haven't tried to make a payment to the stated email address and my paypal account looks fine!!! Is this just a case of someone trying to hijack my account? Many thanks in advance to your response


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:

We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party.
We discover unauthorized money transfer:


Amount: 31.26 $
Transaction ID: #52U1625116YT162YTY
PayPal e-mail address: escrowagent@yahoo.com
Transaction Date: February - 19 - 2007


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.

Case ID Number: PP-721-213-817


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 restore your PayPal account and refund the 31.26 $ to your
bank account or PayPal balance click the link bellow or
the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Log In :





If, after reviewing your account information and refund the money, you seek
further clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal
by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".
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 PP122

frivolous_fay

SPOOF!

Change your passwords!

Lorian

They are simply tyring to con you to give them your password so they can steal your money.

If you did put your password in to the site (which I guess you didn't as something picked it up as as phishing site) CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD NOW.

frivolous_fay

Sorry... just had to get that in - to clarify -

A Phishing attack is one where someone tricks you into going to a fake website and entering your login details. It sounds like you were warned by your software - but did you put your login info in? If you did, see post 2!

princessfayebaley

Thanks all,
No I didn't put my login details in, luckily I checked this at work and our software picks these types of sites up (would have been a different story if I was at home!). I will change my password now anyway just to make sure. xx