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Hello, I am Miss Young. I received the following emails, apparently from PayPal. The reality is that they were sent by criminals that want me to give them my personal information, so that they can empty my account, or use the information for identity theft. Go to the phishing page to see more stories about phishing. |
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From:
service@paypal.com
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003
Subject: Your PayPal Billing Information
records are out of date. Please update them immediately to restore your
account.
Due to concerns we have for the safety and integrity of the PayPal community we have issued this message. It has come to our attention that your PayPal account information needs to be updated. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your 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 May 21st. Once you have updated your account records your PayPal will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Please follow the link below and update your account information. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run
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I forwarded the email to spoof@paypal.com and received this answer: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From:
spoof@paypal.com
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005
Subject: RE: Q510 - Thank you for
your email to PayPal (KMM13331535V32879L0KM)
Thank you for contacting PayPal. We appreciate you bringing this suspicious email to our attention. We can confirm that the email you received was not sent to you by PayPal. The website linked to this email is not a registered URL authorized or used by PayPal. We are currently investigating this incident fully. Please do not enter any personal or financial information into this website. If you have surrendered any personal or financial information to this fraudulent website, you should immediately log into your PayPal Account and change your password and secret question and answer information. Any compromised financial information should be reported to the appropriate parties. If you notice any unauthorized activity associated with your PayPal transaction history, please immediately report this to PayPal by following the instructions below: 1. Log in to your account at https://www.paypal.com/ by entering your email address and password into the Member Log In box 2. Click on Security Center at the bottom of the page 3. Click on the 'Unauthorized Transaction' link under the Report a Problem column 4. Please follow the instructions in order to access the appropriate form If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department ************************************************************************ This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement, either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited. PayPal(Europe) Limited is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK as an electronic money institution. *********************************************************************** PayPal and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone claiming to work for PayPal asks for your password under any circumstances, by email or by phone, please refuse and immediately contact us via webform at https://www.paypal.com/wf/f=sa_pass. *********************************************************************** |
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I keep receiving these phishing letters: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From:
service@paypal.com
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003
Subject: Your PayPal Billing Information
records are out of date. Please update them immediately to restore your
account.
Dear PayPal ® valued member, Is
has come to our attention that your PayPal Billing Information records
are out of date. That requires you to update the Billing Information.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Thank you for using PayPal! Your monthly account statement is available anytime; just log in into your account at https://www.paypal.com/us/HISTORY. To correct any errors, please contact us through our Help Center at https://www.paypal.com/us/HELP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate of exchange: If and when the Receipt chooses to withdraw these funds from the PayPal System, and if the withdrawal involves a currency conversion, the Recipient will convert the funds at the aplicable currency exchange rate at the time of the withdrawal, and the Recipient may incur a transaction fee. RIGHT TO REFUND If you want a refund, you
must mail or deliver your written request to PayPal at P.O. Box 45950,
Omaha, NE 68145-0950. If you do not receive your refund, you may be
entitled to your money back plus penalty of up to $1.000,00 USD and
attorney's fee pursuant to Section 1810.5 of the California Financial
Code. To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here.
PayPal Email ID PP120 |
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From:
service@paypal.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Subject: Main Server UPDATED !! -
ACCOUNT INVESTIGATED !
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From:
service@paypal.com
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005
Subject: PayPal Billing Service (TOS)
Violation or Future Billing Problems
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From:
Paypal <mailto:accounts@paypal.com>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005
Subject: You have successfully added
a new email address
You have added
brian12313@yahoo.com
as a new email address for your PayPal account.
If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with your account, please contact PayPal customer service at: https://www.paypal.com/row/wf/f=ap_email |
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From:
PayPal Security Center <mailto:Security@PayPal.com>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005
Subject: Urgent Notification
PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity. Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement access to your account will be limited. This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not compromised. In order to secure your account we may require some specific information from you. We encourage you to log in by clicking on the link below and complete the requested form as soon as possible. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run Ignoring our request, for an extended period of time, may result in account limitations or may result in eventual account closure. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department PayPal Email ID PP2345 |
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From:
Paypal <mailto:no.reply@paypal.com>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005
Subject: Paypal - Email Change Requested.
Dear Paypal Customer, You have added justin38@yahoo.com as a new email address for your PayPal account. Therefore,
as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access
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From:
service@paypal.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Subject: Important PayPal! Account
Information
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From:
PayPal <mailto:support@paypal.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005
Subject: Account Verification
Dear PayPal Member, PayPal is currently conducting constant security checks on all of the member accounts registered with the PayPal service. PayPal Security Checks are an integral part of the PayPal Security Policy which has been developed with the purpose of bringing the highest level of security to all members of the PayPal community. You will need to verify your account by clicking on the weblink, provided below and following the instructions presented on the Secure PayPal Account Verification webpage. Verifications will be accepted until 8th August 2005. If you fail to verify your account before this date, your account will be rendered inactive and will be a subject of termination. We are sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your business.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr_cmd_verify-run?user=
jjUiO96JmkOKoKAjjanhAJRweWePlNAm&business=jIonGrWo MHJHAWjJojahAewpofRtg
PayPal Account Department |
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From:
service@paypal.com
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005
Subject: Your paypal account has
been suppended
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From:
service@paypal.com
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005
Subject: Update And Verify Your PayPal
Account
Dear valued PayPal® member: It has come to our attention that your PayPal®
account information needs to be However, failure to update your records will
result in account suspension. To update your PayPal®
records click on the following link:
Thank You. Accounts Management As outlined in our User
Agreement, PayPal® will Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions. |
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From:
PayPal <mailto:support@paypal.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005
Subject: PAYPAL INC: SECURITY MAINTENANCE
[Sunday 09.10.2005]
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From:
PayPal <mailto:service@paypal.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005
Subject: Notification of limited
account access.
PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity. Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not compromised. In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some specific information from you for the following reason: Our system requires further account verification. We encourage you to log in and restore full access as soon as possible. Should access to your account remain limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account or may result in eventual account closure. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience. 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. Security Tips: For your security, PayPal will never ask you to enter your credit or debit card number without providing you at least the LAST TWO DIGITS of know the number. These digits let you know the we already know the full number and are asking you for the rest of it. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run Please do not reply 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 header of any page. |
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From:
PayPal <mailto:service@PayPal.com>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005
Subject: Please update your account
information
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From:
Security@paypal.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Subject: PayPal Security Measures
PayPal Security Measures! We are contacting you to remind you that: on 8 November 2005 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account, one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address.
In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. To secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some additional information from you. To securely confirm your PayPal information please go directly to https://www.paypal.com/ log in to your PayPal account and perform the steps necessary to restore your account access as soon as possible or click bellow:
Thank you
for using PayPal!
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From:
PayPal <mailto:service@paypal.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Subject: Resolution Center: Your
account is limited
You have added nezmoraki@comcast.com
as a new email address for If you did not authorize this change
or if you need assistance https://www.paypal.com/us/wf/f=ap_email Thank you for using PayPal! Please do not reply to this e-mail.
Mail sent to this address cannot PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD NEVER give your password to anyone
and ONLY log in at PayPal Email ID PP1037 |
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From:
PayPal Customer Support <mailto:support@paypal.com>
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005
Subject: Update your PayPal Account
Dear PayPal customer, During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, we have detected a slight error in your account information. This might be due to either of the following reasons: 1. A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of address). 2. Submiting invalid information during the initial sign up process. 3. An inability to accurately verify your account information due to an internal error within our processors. Please update and verify your account information with PayPal at: http://www.paypal.com If your information is not updated within 48 hours, then the ability to use your PayPal account will become restricted. Kenneth Pavet Safe Harbour Department |
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From:
PayPal Email ID PP321 <mailto:service@paypal.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005
Subject: PayPal Email ID PP321
Dear PayPal User, |
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From:
PayPal <mailto:service@paypal.review.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Subject: " Your Used ID Being Used
In Europe "
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From:
PayPal <mailto:getverified@paypal.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005
Subject: PayPal - Get Verified Today
Now that you've discovered how easy it is to pay with your bank account, why not become Verified and enjoy these benefits: * Fund purchases directly from your checking or savings account, in addition to using credit cards * Improve your reputation by letting others know you're a confirmed, Verified member of the PayPal community * Send money to friends, family, and PayPal Personal Account holders * Add money to your PayPal account directly from your bank account Get Verified today -- click on the link below to confirm your bank account: https://www.paypal.com/us/VERIFY Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team 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 PP01261 |
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From:
support@paypal.com
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005
Subject: Update your account information
within 72 hours to avoid suspension
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From:
update@paypal.com
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006
Subject: Please verify and update
your PayPal account !
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From:
update@paypal.com
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Subject: 2006 - Update and Verify
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