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PayPal Email ID PP4896

PayPal


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 31st May 2009 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 PayPal Email ID PP4896
Apparent Sender:
 PayPal Whats this?
Return Address:
 service@paypal.com < paypal@acount.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://vankoppen.net/catalog/images/ dvd/.www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/ webscr/cmd_login-run/ Whats this?
Location:
 AZ, US Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-9368
 
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 looks nothing like the actual PayPal URL.
     
Content
 
 
 
"Your account has expired."

Dear Member,

Your account has expired.
You must renew it immediately or your account will be closed.
If you intend to use this service in the future, you must take action at once!

To continue click here, login to your PayPal account and follow the steps.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a respons. For assistence, log in to your PayPal account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

PayPal Email ID PP4896
 
Website:    
 
Spoof website not online at time of report...

 
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