WARNING - PHISHING of PayPal Accounts!!

by NickL

Posted: 12 years ago 27 replies

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I just got an email from PayPal stating that my account was being limited. Of course, having heard about this happening to others, I wanted to resolve it asap.

I quickly clicked the link, logged into PayPal and it took me directly to a page to go through their "Bank Account Verification" - which took me to my bank website's online account verification page (they knew which bank I use) but then *BING* hmmm... I wonder... So I called my bank and asked if they had such a url (verify.mybank.com.somotherstuff.com/abunchofstufftoconfuseyou). Nope!

Man! Their duplication of both PayPal's site and my bank site was AMAZING! Even when you mouse-over the links, you see paypal.com - but it is really paypal.com.029k01nzxuynip61.com/abunchofstuff -- same with the bank domain name.

Then I looked at the email address. The email was from PayPall.com - not PayPal.com! I notified my bank, changed all my passwords and am now scanning my machine for malware. After the scan, I will change my passwords again.

BE CAREFUL, fellow Warriors!!!!

Here is the text of the email I received (links removed):

Hello Red Zebra Media,

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal
system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.

We requested information from you for the following reason:

A recent review of your account determined that we require some additional
information from you in order to provide you with secure service.

Case ID Number: PP-244-217-850

This is a second reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you log
in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access.

Be sure to log in securely by using the following link:
Click here to login and restore your account access

Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your
account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account
safety.

In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement, your account access will remain
limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your
account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further
limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to log in to your
PayPal account as soon as possible to help avoid this.

To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used to
make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the Resolution
Center. If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further
clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal by visiting
the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".

We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that
this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We
apologize for any inconvenience.

Thanks,

PayPal Account Review Department

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 in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

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Copyright © 1999-2012 PayPal. All rights reserved.

PayPal Email ID PP522

BE SAFE - BE SUCCESSFUL - AND HAVE FUN, EVERYONE!

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Fernando Veloso 12 years ago

Thanks for the warning Nick.

These scams are showing up often then ever and people need to remind they should NEVER click any link in a email. What we need to do is go straight to the official website and check what's happening - if anything is really happening.

Heads-up people!!
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MaryKathan 12 years ago

Glad you figured it out in time. This used to happen to me a lot with eBay fakers.
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Tim3 12 years ago

Istvan posted a thread like this a couple of weeks ago, they actually used his full name and his Paypal address if I remember correctly.
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travlinguy 12 years ago

Yep. I've gotten two of these in the last month and they looked very real.
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- Zack Sprague 12 years ago
  
  My account is limited as well I got one saying that I owed -361.1 Dollars when I never did anything with that account which I made in the past. All it has is 14$ in it last time I saw ><!
  
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- maclennan 12 years ago
  
  I have had numerous emails from phishers, pertaining to be from ebay,paypal, and other banks,evening the British Royal Mail,,, looking for account details etc., these people are very clever and you have to be very careful with your details
  
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HairyPoppins 12 years ago

Like you did I always check the link and email address. Too many scams out there. They seem so real I'm sure there are tons who fall for these scams. It sucks. But it has become part of the internet.
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alexdigital

12 years ago

I got a real one today from Paypal.

One thing to note they don't include a link to paypal and just say login to your account and check the resolution centre..

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Fernando Veloso 12 years ago

Originally Posted by alexdigital

One thing to note they don't include a link to paypal and just say login to your account and check the resolution centre..

Right there folks. ^^
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NickL

12 years ago

Originally Posted by alexdigital

I got a real one today from Paypal.

One thing to note they don't include a link to paypal and just say login to your account and check the resolution centre..

Thank you Alex - I should have known not to click the link. They totally played on my fear (and anyone who runs a business using PayPal) of my account getting limited or shut down for some unknown reason. I though holy sh**! - I better do this quick! And then I clicked the link in my frustrated surprise.

Never again!

** Whew! ** Narrowly avoided that one.... no malware has been found, by the way...

...do you guys think Ad-Aware Pro is good enough, or should I run something else as well?

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Robert Michael

12 years ago

Originally Posted by NickL

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Literally the best free antivirus you can find.

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Glad to hear you got things fixed before any damage was done. Thanks for the heads up too.

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knector 12 years ago

That was very sneaky, it's good you discovered it in time, thanks for taking the time to let us know about it.
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Zack Sprague 12 years ago

for me NO MORE PAYPAL! I'm switching to Alertpay <3
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pizzatherapy 12 years ago

These phishing scams have gotten very slick. It used to be fairly easy to spot, but now the language and the graphics have gotten much better.

These Scammers take advantage of your good nature. Someone said you have a problem and you want to fix it immediately.

Never, ever click a link in in email...

Always go to the site directly and log in...

Great advice!
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onegoodman 12 years ago

I got two spammy emails this week one for limiting account and the second one update information.

The email from : service@paypall.com

I never click on these links, if I doubt it is an actual email, I would actually go directly to paypal through direct link.

Never click on a link that comes through an email. You can loose your email with a single click.
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Zack Sprague 12 years ago

same here its a scam! Paypal is nothing but a scam!
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Torreylee 12 years ago

I appreciate the "Heads Up", I've had major problems with Paypal in the past and I definitely want to steer clear of ANYmore issues with those guys.
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kimhopkins 12 years ago

Thats real sneaky! thanks for the heads up
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- Jeff Henshaw 12 years ago
  
  for me NO MORE PAYPAL! I'm switching to Alertpay <3
  
  You'll still get the same problem. Phishing can take place using any bank or payment processor as bait.
  
  I hope that the op forwarded the phishing email to spoof [@] paypal.com preferably with the headers open. One should always try to do this when a new scam email relating to PayPal arrives.
  
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Big Al 12 years ago

I never even open PayPal emails unless it's confirming a payment.

In fact I never open any bank emails anymore because I personally find it hard to tell what is and isn't legit. Is email marketing dead for financial institutions?

Just kidding
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laurencewins 12 years ago

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!!!!!!!!! click links in emails that are connected with Paypal or any banking of any sort. Log in the proper way and you'll soon know if it's true or a fake.
If you check the paypal address, it is usually slightly wrong anyway but for heavens sake, don't be stupid and click links!!!!!!!!
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DavidESmith Banned 12 years ago

I never click on any links in e-mails from Paypal or from a bank. Too many times you read about false e-mails. I always type out the url in the address bar. Glad you caught it in time!
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PhilippaWrites 12 years ago

If you use gmail, you can add a feature from the Labs where emails from paypal and ebay have a little symbol next to them if they are genuine.
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bassem 12 years ago

thanks for the warning , this is a serious situation here , i got a spaming message like that from msn team asking me for account infos by the next 24 hours or they will close my account , but i waited to see what will happen but finaly nothing wrong with my account and after checking details found that they are hackers trying to get my email infos and look for my financial details .... so be very careful because these *******s are very professional in fakng websites

best safety to all of you

Bassem Jaber
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HeySal 12 years ago

Don't forget to forward those emails to "spoof@paypal.com" too. If they can track down the sender, they can make the scammer's life hell real fast.
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- nellterry 12 years ago
  
  I have always known never to open email links, but I've been pretty lax about it in recent years. This post reminded me to keep my guard up. Thanks, and I hope you get this issue sorted out, man!
  
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khaiyong 12 years ago

Thanks for the heads up, Nick! There are a ton of scammers online that we should all look out for.
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