Here's another variation on the "scam" theme we've been hearing about. Coincidently, I had paid a large-ish (for me) bill using PayPal in the last few days, and so the possibility suggested in the email was entirely out of the question. I logged in to the PayPal site directly (not using the link in the email) and read their -- quite helpful -- "Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Emails" page (you get to it from a link on the left of their page once you've signed in). They said they always address users by their first and last name, and so greetings like "Dear PayPal user" were a give away.
Hope this protects someone... ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: "Msprinzen" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:55:12 +0100 Subject: Notification of PayPal Limited Account Access Dear PayPal user, We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your PayPal account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. Protecting the security of your account and of the PayPal network is our primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. Click below in order to regain access to your account: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run For more information about how to protect your account, please visit PayPal's Security Center, accessible via the "Security Center" link located at the bottom of each page of the PayPal website. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire PayPal system. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely, The PayPal Team Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the header of any page. PayPal Email ID PP198 PayPal Email ID PP316 From msprinzen Sun Feb 22 15:44:41 2004 From: msprinzen ([email protected]) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:33 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Caution: Another variant on the scam using PayPal Message-ID: <[email protected]> Sorry to bother everyone twice on this topic... I meant to say "WASN'T entirely out of the question..." On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:44:05 -0500 [email protected] writes: > Here's another variation on the "scam" theme we've been hearing > about. > Coincidently, I had paid a large-ish (for me) bill using PayPal in > the > last few days, and so the possibility suggested in the email was > entirely > out of the question. I logged in to the PayPal site directly (not > using > the link in the email) and read their -- quite helpful -- "Protect > Yourself from Fraudulent Emails" page (you get to it from a link on > the > left of their page once you've signed in). They said they always > address > users by their first and last name, and so greetings like "Dear > PayPal > user" were a give away. > > Hope this protects someone... > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: "Msprinzen" <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:55:12 +0100 > Subject: Notification of PayPal Limited Account Access > > Dear PayPal user, > > We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your PayPal > account > may > have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. Protecting the > security > of your account and of the PayPal network is our primary concern. > Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited > access > to > sensitive PayPal account features. > Click below in order to regain access to your account: > https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run > > For more information about how to protect your account, please > visit > PayPal's Security Center, accessible via the "Security Center" > link > located > at the bottom of each page of the PayPal website. > > We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate > your > assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire > PayPal > system. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. > > Sincerely, > The PayPal Team > > > Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot > be > answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose > the > "Help" link in the header of any page. > > > PayPal Email ID PP198 > PayPal Email ID PP316 > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com > >
