Summary
We have received notification of an attempt to gain access to confidential data belonging to Paypal's customers. An email like the one shown below is received, and the data introduced on the from is sent to a site completely unrelated to Paypal. Needless to say, such messages have never been sent by Paypal.
Paypal's 'Security Tips' can be found from their site at the following URL:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/fraud-prevention-outside
Removal
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Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
Technical Details
Fraudulent email text follows:
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Dear PayPal Customer This email is the notification of recent innovations taken by PayPal to detect inactive customers and non-functioning mailboxes. The inactive customers are subject to restriction and removal in the next 3 months. Please confirm your email address and credit card information by logging in to your PayPal account using the form below: Email Address: [] Password: [] Full Name: [] Credit Card #: [] Exp.Date(mm/yyyy):[] ATM PIN (For Bank Verification) #: [][ Log In ] This notification expires September 31, 2003 Thanks for using PayPal! This PayPal notification was sent to your mailbox. Your PayPal account is set up to receive the PayPal Periodical newsletter and product updates when you create your account. To modify your notification preferences and unsubscribe, go to https://www.paypal.com/PREFS-NOTI and log in to your account. Changes to your preferences may take several days to be reflected in our mailings. Replies to this email will not be processed. Copyrighte 2002 PayPal Inc. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.
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