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Date Reported: 3rd June 2010 |
Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH |
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Email Subject: |
Please Restore Your Account Access RXI065? |
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Apparent Sender: |
PayPal |
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Return Address: |
Not found |
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Email Format: |
HTML |
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URL of Web Content: |
http://www.montonradio.co.uk/images/paypal.com |
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Anchor text of URLs: |
1) https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_lo gin-run |
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Location: |
Location not available |
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Scam number: |
10543-139359-382481 |
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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 anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don't be fooled - clicking on it will take you to a phishing site!
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Dear cnromney@hotmail.com, PayPal Member,
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding your account.
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.
This might be due to either of the following reasons:
1. A recent change in your perso...
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