PayPal Important Warning Second Notice

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PayPal Important Warning Second Notice
20th September 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported	20th September 2004
Apparent Sender	PayPal
Return Address	service@paypal.com <service@paypal.com>
Subject	PayPal Important Warning Second Notice
Format	HTML
Method	Spoof email links to a spoof webpage where victim is prompted to enter their details believing the site is genuine. Details are then forwarded to a local script and captured.
Bogus Web Content?	Yes
URL of web content	http://alteline.com/paypal/ disguised as: https:www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run USES URL CLOAKING! - See below Traced to a server in Atlanta, USA.
RISK LEVEL	HIGH
WARNINGS	1. Email requests victim update their PayPal account by visiting link and entering details. Any details entered are captured by a script and forwarded to the scammers. 2. PayPal never send users emails requesting details in this way. 3. Fake URL claims to be a secure link (https) but is not, so any personal details you enter will be sent UNENCRYPTED across the web! 4. Email exploits security flaw in Windows and displays an image over the address bar of your browser to hide the real URL. Displays https://www.paypal.com rather than http://alteline.com/paypal/.

" Dear Paypal valued member, Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the paypal account we have issued this warning message. "...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

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PayPal Important Warning Second Notice 20th September 2004

PayPal Important Warning Second Notice
20th September 2004