Paypal

[DuVeL]

I just received this message from Paypal;
 
Security Center Advisory!
PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by screening accounts daily in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need you to verify information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited or terminated. We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience.
Why is my account access limited?

Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):

June 09, 2009: We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have placed limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

 
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I have to say that it came from this emailadress; paypal@61813.com which I find a bit dodgy.
Has anyone had this before aswell?

[Gandalf]

It's fake.

https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/securitycenter/antiphishing/PPPhishingReport-outside

[BrotherTobious]

With Gandalf on this one

[DuVeL]

Cheers for the fast reply guys, did as told to do in the link from Gandy.

[KKND]

Aye paypal never sends these mails...:flirty:

[DuVeL]

Got a reply back from Paypall (the reall one);
Hello Peter Timmerman,
 
Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it
was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By
reporting the problem, you've made a difference!
 
Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other
personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn
more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage.
 
 
Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to
spoof@paypal.com, you help keep yourself and others safe from identity
theft.
 
Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your
extra effort.
 
Thanks,
 
PayPal

[DarkAngel]

Obvious fake

[Penfold]

We'll they're grateful but if they were truly grateful they could have dashed you some cash :flirty:

[Blunt]

I got this one yesterday, what dyou reckon?

FROM THE DESK OF: MR BANKER PAUL,
Dear Friend,
This message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession from Burkina Faso in West Africa and currently holding the post of Manager Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($30.million) of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31 July 2003 in a plane crash. hence; I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/30 while 10% will be mapped out for expenses. If you agree to my business proposal. Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail. Please contact me with this email address ( ) your information’s

 1. Your name...................
2. Your phone..................
3. Age.........................
4. Sex.........................
5.Profession...................
6. Address.....................
THANKS.
MR BANKER PAUL

I'm gonna be rich!:yahoo:

[Zootoxin]

We'll they're grateful but if they were truly grateful they could have dashed you some cash :flirty:

Obvious Phishing :boxing:

[smilodon]

We'll they're grateful but if they were truly grateful they could have dashed you some cash :flirty:

Then phishers would phish themselves and report their own phishing. They'd get some Paypal cash-backs from phishing them selves and so would never need to actually phish for real. So we'd be safe and Paypal would be broke. Which would means the phishers would no longer be able to phish themsleves for cash and would find a new way to phish us againl. So we'd get phished anyway. See you need to think these things through matey. Good job I'm here to set you straight :wink:

Seriously though, good call Duvel. Thanks for posting it up. And at leasts paypals cut 'n' paste reply was polite

[DuVeL]

Lots of phish in there. But then again, it's fishing night. :flirty:
 
I just wanted to know for sure and as there's some smart(er) people on the forums I decided to post it here first and also as almost all off you have Paypal aswell.