Beware of PayPal phishing mail
By ycpgoldberg
@ycpgoldberg (807)
Malaysia
May 29, 2008 8:42pm CST
I just receive a phishing mail that try to cheat my account password.
The mail look like this:
"Our PayPal system have too much inactive account.
In order to clear this account without deleting account in use,
please reactive your account by clicking the follow link,
and give your account name and password."
Follow with this message is a link.
When you look at the link, it's:
http://www.paypal.com/account_reverify
but, if you have your mouse pointer stay on top of the links,
the real link hide behind is:
http://www.******.com/http://www.paypal.com/account_reverify
If you visit the site,
of course you will go to http://www.*****.com/http://www.paypal.com/account_reverify,
with fake folder/path act as PayPal address.
This is a very danger phishing skill.
If someone is not aware of the address,
his PayPal account might already steal by the phishing site.
4 people like this
4 responses
@steveniam (25)
• Singapore
30 May 08
If you look at the formatting of the message, you would be wary of the message. Most if not all of such messages are poorly formatted and unprofessionally done so straight away it already give you there is something wrong with the message.
steveniam
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@Poison_Girl (4150)
• United States
31 May 08
Yeah, that's another good point, too. The phishing e-mails and other spam will tend to have horrible grammar.
@ycpgoldberg (807)
• Malaysia
31 May 08
Thank for stating this,
but the mail I received with almost same format with PayPal,
that's why I stating that email as "Danger Phishing Mail".
@98765m (1017)
• India
31 May 08
I have not so far received this mail.
But,thanks a lot for posting here.
I would be careful about this.
I think every one should be extra careful while dealing with money especially online money.
Can't anything be done against those people who indulge in this?
Cheers! Have a wonderful day
Happy mylotting and happy earnings.
I would be careful about this.
I think every one should be extra careful while dealing with money especially online money.
Can't anything be done against those people who indulge in this?
Cheers! Have a wonderful day
Happy mylotting and happy earnings.
@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
30 May 08
I got those e-mails from PayPal, from the bank, from all kinds of places. I have a bank account in the USA as well as in Canada. None of my Canadian companies that I deal with seem to have Phishing problems, but my American companies are crazy with it!!!
@musicman6 (2406)
• United States
30 May 08
Thanks for the info ycpgoldberg, they've already tried to phish out of my paypal account already, but in a different way, and I didn't fall for it either!
This will at least keep us on our toes and watch these guys trying to get into our accounts!
