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You have successfully lifted your PayPal
withdrawal limit

PayPal


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 20th April 2013 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 You have successfully lifted your PayPal withdrawal limit
Apparent Sender:
 PayPal Whats this?
Return Address:
 service@paypal.co.uk Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://www.avg.com
  Whats this?
Anchor text of URLs:
 1) www.avg.com Whats this?
Location:
 LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 21510-391421-952996
 
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!


     
Content
 
 

Dear peter stone, Congratulations! Your
withdrawal limit has now been lifted. You can
now withdraw unlimited funds from
your PayPal account.

Please keep in mind that there is a minimum
withdrawal amount. For more information, go
to

https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/?cmd=_disp
lay-withdrawal-fees-outside

To withdraw funds, log in to your account,
go to the "Withdraw" subtab of the "My
Account" tab and follow the
instructions.

Yours sincerely,
PayPal ...


 
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