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Get UPGRADED - For security reasons
31st October 2004

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

Report Summary
Date Reported
31st October 2004
Apparent Sender
PayPal
Return Address
service@paypal.com
Subject
Get UPGRADED - For security reasons
Format
HTML
Method

Spoof email contains a form that requests details. These are then forwarded to a local script and captured by the scammers.

Bogus Web Content?
No
URL of web content

N/A

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. Email claims to be from PayPal asking you to confirm your account by completin the included form. Anything you submit will be captured and forwarded by a script to the scammers.

2. PayPal never send users emails requesting details in this way.

3. Email form looks very authentic but don't be fooled!


 

" Get UPGRADED - For security reasons, PayPal is conducting a periodic updates of our records. "...

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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