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Location:
Blue Mountains
Registered:
December 2004
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Warning fraudulent Paypal emails
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Thu, 06 October 2005 02:42
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I just got this email supposedly from PayPal....
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We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal Account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was hijacked by third parties without your authorization.
If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual login attempts may have been initiated by you. However if you are the rightful holder of the account,click on the link below to log into the account and follow the instructions.
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_security -center-outside
If you choose not to complete the request, you give us no choice but to suspend your account temporary.
It takes at least 72 hours for the investigation in this case and we strongly recommend you to verify your account at that time.
If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of PayPal policy to represent oneself as an other PayPal user.Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. PayPal is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related attempts to missapropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request or law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
PayPal Account Review Department.
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It looks pretty legit with the logos etc, and sounds fairly reasonable, but when you hover the mouse over the link (in the email) without clicking on it and look at the URL down the bottom of the browser it says "www.hoaianh.info" which, I understand, means it is a fake, if it was a real PayPal site it would say https//www.paypal....etc. So I went to the Paypal webpage the way I normally do in a new window rather than clicking the link and they say if there is any suspicious activity they will call you, not send an email.
Has anyone else received one of these and had the misfortune of clicking on the link?
[Updated on: Thu, 06 October 2005 02:48]
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