PayPal Responds to Account Notification eMail Scam

SecurePCNews.com recently posted an alert about a new Phishing email targeting PayPal users. As part of our normal practice we also reported it directly to PayPal's security contact.

In response to our report to them, PayPal promptly responded confirming that the email was fake and providing advice on dealing with this email. The email also includes a link to great information about detecting protecting against fraud.

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Following is PayPal's response:
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-----Original Message-----
From: spoof@paypal.com [mailto:spoof@paypal.com]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 10:41 AM
To: AJones@RiverbankConsulting.com
Subject: RE: Q510 - Thank you for your email to PayPal (KMM94360930V25213L0KM) :kf1

Thanks for taking an active role by reporting suspicious-looking emails.
The email you forwarded to us is a phishing email, and our security team
is working to disable it.

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What is a phishing email?
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Phishing emails attempt to steal your identity and will often ask you to
reveal your password or other personal or financial information. PayPal
will never ask for your password over the phone or in an email and will
always address you by your first and last name.

Take our Fight Phishing Challenge at
https://www.paypal.com/fightphishing to learn 5 things you should know
about phishing. You'll also see what we're doing to help fight fraud
every day.

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You've made a difference.
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Every email counts. By forwarding a suspicious-looking email to
spoof@paypal.com, you've helped keep yourself and others safe from
identity theft.

Thanks,

The PayPal Team
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This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User
Agreement, either PayPal Inc, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à
r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:
5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118
349.
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