More PayPal Email Scams

Here's another attemp to target PayPal customers with a phishing scam. SecurePCNews has alerted you to similar PayPal email scams in the past as well as shared helpful information provided by PayPal.

This scam claims the recipient needs to login to their PayPal account because PayPal has detected log in attempts from a foreign IP address. Unfortunately for PayPal customers who respond to this email are taken to a 'spoofed' (fake) website that looks like a real PayPal screen and asked to provide confidential PayPal account information.

This type of email scam is commonly called a "Phishing" scam. Following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews are review the article entitled "Don't get hooked by a phisher."

This is an image of the fake PayPal login page:

Following is the text of the Scam email message:
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From: service@paypal.com [mailto:service@paypal.com]
Sent: 03/06/2008 3:20 AM
Subject: SPAM:Attempts to log in to your paypal account
Importance: High

We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your paypal account
from a foreign IP address.

If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in
attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if you did not initiate
the log ins, please visit paypal as soon as possible to verify your
identity:
This link is walid for 48 hours.
If you do not verify your information we will make your account limited and
will start an investigation.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr? cmd=verify=PJ321%394320

Verify your identity is a security measure that will ensure that you are
the only person with access to the account.

Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.

Sincerely,
Paypal Security Team

Paypal Email ID PJ321

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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already clicked on the link you may have unknowingly downloaded a harmful PC virus. You should immediately run a full virus scan to check for spyware or anyother malware.

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PayPal Remove Limitations Email Scam

PayPal customers continue to be the targets of phishing scams. SecurePCNews has alerted you to similar PayPal email scams in the past as well as shared helpful information provided by PayPal.

This scam claims the recipient needs to login to their PayPal account to 'remove limitations.' Unfortunately for PayPal customers who respond to this email are taken to a 'spoofed' (fake) website that looks like a real PayPal screen and asked to provide confidential PayPal account information.

This type of email scam is commonly called a "Phishing" scam. Following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews are review the article entitled "Don't get hooked by a phisher."

Following is the text of the Scam email message:

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From: Service PayPal [mailto:paypal@sercuresuite.net ]
Sent: 02/21/2008 9:28 AM
To: articles@riverbankconsulting.com
Subject: Service PayPal - Upgrade Your PersonnelAccount Information .

PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the accounts is our
system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information to help How
can I restore my account access ?
..Click Here, login and complete the nexte step ro "Remove Limitations."........

Completing all of the informations required will automaticlly restore your account access.

You will be redirected to a secure, pricate PayPal server on a random port due security
issues.

PayPal, an eBay company

Copyright 1999-2008 PayPal, All Right reserved.
Information about FDCI pass-through insurance

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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.

For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews.

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
_______________________________________________________________________
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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PayPal Warning Notification eMail Scam

You may have received the following email that appears to be from PayPal. If so you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a "Phishing" scam. Following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. The link embeded in the email takes you to a 'spoofed' or fake copy of an a PayPal related website. Any information you type on this screen will go directly to the fraudsters, not to any legitimate PayPal representatives.

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Following is the text of the Scam email message:

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From: PayPal [mailto:service@email-paypal.com]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 12:00 AM
Subject: PayPal Warning Notification

Warning Notification


Dear Customer,
It has come to our attention that your PayPal® account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. 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 before January 16, 2008.

Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal® account activity will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.

Click here to update your PayPal account information


Copyright © 1999-2008 PayPal. All rights reserved.
Information about FDIC pass-through insurance

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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already clicked on the link you may have unknowingly downloaded a harmful PC virus. You should immediately run a full virus scan to check for spyware or anyother malware.

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If you provided any information such as your PayPal login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. You should immediately contact PayPal and your financial institution for assistance. For information about Security and Privacy at the real PayPal website visit https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_security-center-outside

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Alert - Paypal Accounts Review eMail Scam

You may have received the email below. If so you rest assured that your PayPal account was likely not accessed by a foreign IP address, but unfortunately you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Protect yourself today with IDENTITY GUARD®

Following is the text of the scam email:
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From: PayPal Service [mailto:service@paypal.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 9:02 AM
To: articles@riverbankconsulting.com
Subject: PayPal Accounts Review Department.
Importance: High
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We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address.

If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you. However if you are the rightful holder of the account,click on the link below to log into the account and follow the instructions.
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run
If you choose not to complete the request, you give us no choice but to suspend your account temporary.
It takes at least 72 hours for the investigation in this case and we strongly recommend you to verify your account at that time.
If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of PayPal policy to represent oneself as an other PayPal user.Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. PayPal is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related attempts to missapropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request or law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
PayPal Account Review Department.

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

_______________________________________

PayPal Email ID PP00145
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

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Alert - Paypal Credit Card Transaction Scam

You may have received the following email telling you that you have been charged for a product you didn't purchase. If so you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a "Phishing" scam. Following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. The link takes you to a 'spoofed' of fake copy of the real PayPal login page. Any information you type on this screen will go directly to the fraudsters, not PayPal.

You can view a screen shot of the fake website here.

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>Click here to view a copy of the original email.

Following is the text of the Scam email:
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[PayPal Logo]

This email confirms that you have paid Debbie's RC World, Inc.
(eric@debbiesrcworld.com) $175 USD Using PayPal.

This credi card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL *Debbie's RC World"

PayPal Shopping Cart Contents
Item Name: Sportwerks(TM) Raven ST RTR Electric Truck
Quantity: 1
Total: $175.00 USD
Shipping Charge: $0.00 USD
Cart Total: $175.00

Shipping Information
Address Status: Unconfirmed

With PayPal, you are protected against unauthorized payments sent from your account. This payment will not appear in your PayPal account untill we verify this transaction. If you have not authorized this charge and believe you might have received this message in error, please click the link below to cancel the payment and get a full refund.

Dispute Transaction

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

Please do not rply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.

PayPal Email ID PP120

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Alert - Paypal Credit Card Transaction Dispute Scam

Alert - Google Email Lottery International eMail Scam

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately did not win the Google, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Protect yourself today with IDENTITY GUARD®

Following is the text of the scam email:
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-----Original Message-----
From: googlepromot1 [mailto:googlepromot1@ekolay.net]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 5:11 PM
Subject: GOOGLE EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

GOOGLE EMAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
WORLD INTERNET LOTTO CENTRE
EASTERN AVE 6528
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION / PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
PROMOTING INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE
( WE ENCOURAGE GLOBALIZATION)


Dear Lucky Winner,
CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the First Category draws of E-MAIL LOTTERY organised by GOOGLE INTERNATIONAL. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were held on 20th of Nov.2007 and results are being officially announced today 26th of Nov.2007. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program. Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 675432890044/376, with serial number 200-373 drew the lucky numbers 1-0-11-44-3-222 and consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of One Millio(1,000,000.00) Euro, which is the winning payout for Category A winners. This is from the total prize money from 1,500,000 Euro shared among the 2 winners in this category.

Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants / non participants of this program.Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:

To file for your claim, kindly contact your CLAIMS Agent.


Barr. Terry Anderson.
Glass Trust Claims Agency
TEL: 0030-699-493-7026.
:gglasstrust@aim.com
Or gglasstrust2@yahoo.gr
OLYMPIA 45, 11688
ATHENS GREECE

You are advised to contact the agents by email.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and Batch numbers. Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your correspondence with your claims agent. Reference Nr: AMC/2331-ILHWGI0431/06. Batch Nr: EOST/25/0496/TVUFS Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. Always keep us informed as you process your claims.

Yours Sincerely,
MRS. HELEN ADONIS.
(PROMOTION COORDINATOR)
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Any contact with the sender of this email could result in financial and identity loses. If you received an email like this, just delete it. If you have made contact with this person you may be at risk. You should immediately contact your local law enforcement agency and or financial institution for assistance if you provided ANY personal or financial information.

Every 3 seconds an identity is stolen. Can you afford not to protect your good name with guaranteed protection? LifeLock offers a guarantee of their identity protection service of up to $1,000,000. This is the identity theft prevention you've seen advertised on television.

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Alert- Pay Pal Email Scam

ALERT - PayPal Email SCAM

If you recently received an email from PayPal with the subject "Regular Maintenance - Review Your Account Details" you may be the target of a scam.

The email looks very official including the PayPal logo, but it is a an example of a 'phishing' email and is fake. If you click the included link you will be taken to a fake or 'spoofed' site. Anything you type on that page, including your Pay Pal account information will be stolen.

The body of the message includes this information:

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It has come to our attention that your PayPal billing information is out of date and needs to be updated. If you could take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience to update your billing information, you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
To update your billing records click on the following link:http://221.8.68.176/icons/small/ps1.gif/www.paypal.com/us/(The link really goes to a hidden IP address, not Paypal)
This new security issue will help us continue to offer PayPal as a secure and cost-effective payment service. We appreciate your cooperation and assistance.If you chose to ignore our request, you leave us no chose but to temporally suspend your account.

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If you received an email like this, just delete it and you should be fine. If you responded to it and provided any account information, you should immediately changed your PayPal login information, and contact PayPal by forwarding the email to spoof@paypal.com. You can visit PayPal's Security Center at https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_security-center-outside.

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