[Cialug] PayPal security fraud

Allen Kiddoo adk at 52761.com
Mon Jul 18 15:39:49 CDT 2005


Group-

Just got 2 emails from this idiot-
One problem- I don't have a paypal account.

Sounds real but I know it isn't.
You might want to fore warn others.

Allen Kiddoo
Muscatine
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From: security at paypal.com <service at paypal.com>
To: info at iowaprint.com
Sent: 19 Jul 2005 00:29:08 +0900
Subject: Urgent PayPal security notification

Security Center Advisory!

 We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account
from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to belive that your account was
hijacked by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed
your account while traveling, the unusual log in attemptsmay have been
initiated by you.

If you are the rightful holder of the account you must click the link below
and then complete all steps from the following page as we try to verify your
identity.

 Click here to verify your account

If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but to temporaly
suspend your account.

Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team

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 Protect Your Account Info

Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent persons.

PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information using the Secure
Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the
highest level commercially available).

PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.

For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please review our
Security Tips at http://www.paypal.com/securitytips

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 You should never give your PayPal password to anyone, including PayPal employees.
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