<VV> Fw: RE: NO CORVAIR - Paypal Fraudulent E mail

Garth Stapon stapon1 at earthlink.net
Sun Dec 11 21:56:39 EST 2005


Group:

I received what looked like an official e mail from Paypal.

I reported it.

Please see their reply.

Regards, Garth

-----Forwarded Message-----
From: webform at paypal.com
Sent: Dec 11, 2005 9:54 PM
To: Walter Stapon <stapon1 at earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: Q510 - Thank you for your email to PayPal  (KMM31104472V55985L0KM) :kf1

Dear Walter Stapon,

Thank you for contacting PayPal. We appreciate you bringing this
suspicious email to our attention.

Commonly referred to as phishing, these emails are sent by fraudsters in
an attempt to collect sensitive personal or financial information from 
the recipients. PayPal takes phishing threats seriously.  Our fraud
prevention specialists are working 24/7 to help protect you and enable 
the community to stay safe.

After review, we can confirm that the email you received was not sent by
PayPal. Any website which may be linked to this email is not authorized
or used by PayPal.

Our fraud prevention team is working to disable any website linked to
this email. In the meantime, please do not enter any information into
this website. If you have already done so, you should immediately log
into your PayPal account and change your password, as well as your
security questions and answers. We also recommend that you contact your
bank and credit card company immediately.

If you notice any unauthorized activity on your PayPal account, please 
report it to us by following the instructions below:

1. Log in to your account only from the PayPal website.  Do not use
links provided in any email.

2. Click on the Security Center link at the bottom of the page.

3. Click on the 'Unauthorized Transaction' link under the Report a
Problem column.

4. Follow the instructions on this page in order to access the
appropriate form.

Lastly, we recommend taking a few steps to protect yourself from
identity theft:

> Download the SafetyBar, a toolbar for Outlook and Outlook Express,
which identifies known spoof emails.
> Get eBay Toolbar with Account Guard which warns you when you're on a 
potentially fraudulent (spoof) Web site.
> Frequently monitor your account for suspicious activity.

For additional tips please visit the PayPal Security Center at
http://www.paypal.com/security.

Once again, thank you for reporting this suspicious email.  Your
vigilance helps us in our efforts to protect the PayPal community. If
you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.

Sincerely,

PayPal
______________________________

Important: PayPal and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal 
your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone
claiming to work for PayPal asks for your password under any
circumstances, by email or by phone, please refuse and immediately
contact us via our secure webform online. 


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either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited. PayPal(Europe) Limited is
authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK 
as an electronic money institution.

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>Dear valued PayPal® member,
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>Due to recent fraudulent transactions, we have issued the following
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>It has come to our attion that 98% of all fraudulent transactions are 
caused by members using stolen credit cards to purchase or sell non
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>Once you have updated your account records your pending PayPal®
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>Thank you for your time,
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