NOTIFICATION OF LIMITED ACCOUNT ACCESS - PayPal Phishing Scams

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Date Reported: 20th April 2010	Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH

Email Subject:

NOTIFICATION OF LIMITED ACCOUNT ACCESS

Apparent Sender:

PayPal

Return Address:

Service@paypal.comSecurity@paypal.com

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://www.outdoorvideoshowcase.com/components/com
_joomlawatch/lang/new/helpwieoyr43w89ry9w8eywq8wue
youywq3897r4932t9wyqeoiieguwegu3t27r89wer89qw6re86
qwre68qwr8eqwe/y8tre7t4t9ewrtt9we7rtowe8ryw98eyr98
wer89wert987ewtr79ewtr97wetr9wet97wetr9ewewr/

Anchor text of URLs:

1) PayPal accounts, we observed activity
that we would like to further verify. For
this reason, limitations have been placed on
your account until your will review your
registered intormation. In order to resolve
the account limitations, complete our online
form by clicking on the following link :Log
into your PayPal account

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

9433-124121-359098

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at PayPal by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

PayPal never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

Dear PayPal Member,

As part of our efforts to provide a safe and
secure environment for the online community,
we regularly screen account
activity. While reviewing your PayPal
accounts, we observed activity that we would
like to further verify. For this
reason, limitations have been placed on your
account until your will review your
registered intormation. In order to
resolve the account limitations, complete our
online form by clicking on the following link
:

Log into...

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