|   PayPal fraud email warning | Mikey
Feb 27, 2003 10:38 AM | | A warning to any PayPal users... I received the following email this morning, purportedly from PayPal, asking me to click a link and "verify my login information". Ha, the headers show a "sexvote.com" reference.
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X-Apparently-To: mjness@yahoo.com via 216.136.175.93; 27 Feb 2003 09:44:40 -0800 (PST)
Return-Path:
Received: from 217.128.205.156 (HELO sexvote.com) (217.128.205.156) by mta458.mail.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Feb 2003 09:44:38 -0800 (PST)
From: "PayPal Services"
To: mjness@yahoo.com
Subject: PayPal Security Measures
Reply-to: user@some.com
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1251"
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:33:37 +0200
Content-Length: 1601
Please verify your information today!
Dear Paypal Member.
Your account has been randomly flagged in our system as a part of our routine security measures. This is a must to ensure that only you have access and use of your paypal account and to ensure a safe Paypal experience
We require all flagged accounts to verify their information on file with us.
To verify your information, click here [link: http://www.paypal.com%2f@%32%30%37%2e%32%32%38%2e%32%33%36%2e%33%34/%70%70/%70%72%6F%63%65%73%73%69%6E%67%2E%68%74%6D] and enter the details requested.
After you verify your information, your account will be back in good standing and you will be allowed to make transfers again.
Thanks for using PayPal!
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. |
| re: PayPal fraud email warning | scmtbkr
Feb 27, 2003 4:31 PM | | Good catch. Did you forward it to PayPal? They might like to know about it. :)
Lou. |
| re: PayPal fraud email warning | kjr
Feb 27, 2003 5:14 PM | | PayPal knows about it. They sent out warning regarding this message... |
| I sent it to PayPal, and the sender's ISP | Mikey
Feb 28, 2003 6:54 AM | | Haven't gotten a notice from PayPal, though. |
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