OT- Another Paypal E-mail Scam

newbiecollector

I recieved this today and have forwarded it to spoof/paypal:

DO NOT clik on any of the links

Dear valued PayPal member,


Our IP sentinel has detected a strange IP using you PayPal account and it might be used for illegal activities. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service. However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.Please update your records by February 4th.

Once you have updated your account records your PayPal session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future problems.

To update your PayPal records click here :

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/we?bscrcmd=login-sub?mit



Thank you ,
Account Management.

As outlined in our User Agreement, PayPal will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.
Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.

DO NOT clik on any of the links

AndyBruce

Thanks Wayne - not come across that one as yet, but sure it's on its way.

DBSTrader2

Yikes! I clicked on one of the links! Now what?!!

coinpictures

Not to beat a dead horse or anything , but anyone who's been around for more than about 10 minutes can tell that is a fake email that is NOT from PayPal... and it has NOTHING to do with the content of the email itself.

The ONLY thing you ever have to concern yourself with when attempting to ascertain the validity of an email like this is the salutation. "Dear valued PayPal member" is the dead giveaway. No need to read any further.

Real PayPal emails contain your full first and last names in the salutation. Period. Full stop. No exceptions. Since the scammers don't have that information, they have to use generic terms like "valued member", "account owner", "valued customer", etc.

No need to attempt to parse the content or examine the links, or anything else.

Of greater concern are some of the "Message from Ebay member" claiming to be about items you're selling or buying. The links on screen look legit, but the source tells a different story, redirecting you to a faux Ebay login page at 100free.com. Free web hosts are prime fodder for these scammers to set up operations, and sad to say, many of the free hosts are complicit in the fraud. I've continuously reported these Ebay spoof emails to tech support/fraud assurance at 100free.com. Not only have I never received a response, but weeks later the same accounts are still active, conducting the fraud.

gxseries

I'm afraid to say that scammers are a lot smarter than what you expect them to be. By just claiming that they do not mention your full name is probably the biggest mistake ever as there are some awful crooks who would track down everything just to get your full name. Such examples would be that they would purchase an item from you, or possibly, check through your "me" details and try to gather whatever possible. And some have already fallen by this method - this is just a fraction of the tip of an iceburg.

coinpictures

<< <i>I'm afraid to say that scammers are a lot smarter than what you expect them to be. By just claiming that they do not mention your full name is probably the biggest mistake ever as there are some awful crooks who would track down everything just to get your full name. Such examples would be that they would purchase an item from you, or possibly, check through your "me" details and try to gather whatever possible. And some have already fallen by this method - this is just a fraction of the tip of an iceburg. >>



Checking for the full name is just the first step in determining if the email is fake. I'm just saying that if it doesn't pass the name test, there's no need to check further. Just delete and move on.

Also, these people do not spend time ferreting out information on individuals. They're not going to buy an item from anyone to target you. They either buy or trade mailing lists, or have spiders that harvest email addresses from sites and message boards where email addresses are posted. They don't target individuals; they're sending out thousands and tens of thousands of these emails at the same time, all with the same messages.

Also, if you put your full name on ANY visible Ebay page, you're asking for trouble...