Another PayPal Scam Email
02/18/08
Another PayPal Scam Email
Today I received an email from PayPal that had a reply address of akstcalmaribatejanamnsdgs_at_almaribatejana.com. That tipped me off that something wasn't quite right with the message. A quick read through the message confirmed that for me. The grammar was not quite right and the word member was mis-spelled in the message. And if you moused over the link the target address was not paypal, but the one listed in the email text below.
See the full text of this email, with the grammar and spelling mistakes highlighted.
Dear *PayPal ®* customer,
We recently reviewed your account, and we suspect an unauthorized transaction on your account.
Protecting your account is our primary concern. As a preventive measure we have
temporary* limited* your access to sensitive information.
Paypal features.To ensure that your account is not compromised, simply hit
"*Resolution Center*" to confirm your identity as member of Paypal.* Login to your Paypal with your Paypal username and password.
* Confirm your identity as a card memeber of Paypal.Please confirm account information by clicking here Resolution Center
h__p://www.fotovieiradigital.com.br/www.paypal.com/webscrcmd.php and complete
the "Steps to Remove Limitations."***Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered.Copyright © 1999-2007 PayPal. All rights reserved.
If you receive a message like this, it is a scam, don't click the link, don't reply to it, just deleted it.
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