The latest PayPal phishing expedition…
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From: service@paypal.com
Subject: Your Paypal Account
Dear PayPal user,
Your account has been flagged in our system as a part of our routine security measures. This is a must to ensure that only you have access and use of your paypal account and to ensure a safe PayPal experience. We require all flagged accounts to verify their information on file with us. To verify your information, please click here.
Thank you for using PayPal!
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Before you respond…
If you’re using Outlook, right click and View Source. Note that logos and gifs really link to www.paypal.com. However, under “please click here” lurks www1-paypal.com. A whois check from our tool site reveals the www1-paypal.com registrant and admin as Virginia Treworgy of Manomet, Massachusetts. The same check of paypal.com returns the registrant as PayPal Inc. of San Jose, CA, with ebay as admin.
More Clues. PayPal says:
- “Emails from PayPal will address you by your first and last name or the business name associated with your PayPal account. Fraudulent emails often include the salutation Dear PayPal User or Dear PayPal Member, and;
- To safely and securely access the PayPal website or your PayPal account, open a new web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type in the following: https://www.paypal.com/”
Wondering what kind of registrar would take the order? Take it up with GoDaddy Software.
Meanwhile, we’ve set our spam appliance to junk messages containing “www1-paypal.com”.
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October 11th, 2005 at 3:41 pm
eBay Guy
Looks like someone found the expired domain and used it again. I received another phishing email today.
As of 10/09/2005 www1-paypal.com is registered to Jesse Freudenhammer or Douglas, GA. I believe he is a highschool kid, as the address on the Whois info comes back to Gerd Freudenhammer. The phone number appears to be genuine as well.
Looks like this kid is too stupid to use an alias. I blame the public education system.
December 1st, 2005 at 11:05 am
Trip
I received this paypal phishing email today, 12/1/2005
December 19th, 2007 at 9:20 am
Meagan
This kid is not stupid. Maybe ignorant when it comes computers.
I know this because he’s my best friend.
He’s honorable, kind, funny, charming and forgiving.
Think about how life would be if we were just positive people? If we only used kindness to guide us.
Good Day.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Merchant Accounts
I get these sort of email on a regular basis phishing for my account login. Too smart to fall for it though