[Rhodes22-list] Ebay/Paypal Phishing

[Hank]

I recently received a new twist on the nigerian scam.  I got an email
purportedly from a soldier in Iraq who snuck millions out and....  Followed
the same lines as the nigererian ones.

Hank

On 6/14/06, Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Hey Slim,
>             You forgot to mention: anything from Nigeria, or the phrase
> "to
> enhance your online experience" should be automatic red flags!
>
> Chris G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Slim" <salm at mn.rr.com>
> To: "Rhodes22-list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 2:31 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Ebay/Paypal Phishing
>
>
> > "Dear Paypal customer,
> > It has come to our attention that an unauthorized user has accessed your
> > account."
> >
> > Or
> >
> > "Your account has been suspended."
> >
> > Or
> >
> > "Your account needs updating."
> >
> > This came up a couple weeks ago and I'd like to report that I now have
> > received 30 such spoofs in the last couple months.  The best thing to do
> is
> > forward the message to spoof at paypal.com  Do not change the subject line
> and
> > do not send it in an attachment--just forward it and then delete
> it.  They
> > claim they investigate every one.
> >
> > I've been sending complaints to Paypal and I finally got a response from
> > them to do the above.  They also say you can often spot the spoofs in
> the
> > "From" line.  Anything other than https://www.paypal.com before any / is
> a
> > spoof.  Ex:  service at paypal.com or security at paypal.com  are
> spoofs.  More
> > telling is if they ask for any personal info.
> >
> > Never click on a link in a suspicious email.  You can always and safely
> go
> > to your account at https://paypal.com and check your account, but type
> in
> > the URL directly--never use the links.  Change your password regularly.
> >
> > I forwarded all 30 to them and immediately got an automated reply that
> > confirmed none were sent to me from Paypal or eBay.
> >
> > Slim
> > Customer Service Department
> >
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