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PayPal Investigation of the Received
Unauthorized Claim: Case ID #PP-373-249-603

PayPal


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 10th January 2008 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 PayPal Investigation of the Received Unauthorized Claim: Case ID #PP-373-249-603
Apparent Sender:
 PayPal Whats this?
Return Address:
 < services@pay.pal.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://redi.gotdns.com/ Whats this?
Location:
 UT, US Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-6312
 
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.


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "https://www.paypal.com/securelogin/ caseissueid373-249-603/".


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual PayPal URL.
     
Content
 
 
 
"An unauthorized account activity claim was recently filed against the following transaction:"

Dear customer,

An unauthorized account activity claim was recently filed against the following transaction:

Transaction Date: 08 Jan 2007
Transaction Amount: -$400,00 USD Your Transaction ID: 46U64120SC849601T Buyer's Transaction ID:
34A33092GU990703J
Case Number: PP-373-249-603

To complete our investigation, you must provide additional information within the next seven days.

Please log in to your PayPal account and verify your details .

https://www.paypal.com/securelogin/ caseissueid373-249-603/

You will have the opportunity to enter any details or information regarding this case which will help PayPal investigate the matter fully.

Thanks for your cooperation through this process. We are continuing to work to ensure that PayPal is secure for all users.

Sincerely,

PayPal
Account Review Department
 
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