Paypal Users: Don't Get Caught By Phishers

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https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

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There is a growing trend in Paypal phishing scams. The newest Paypal spoof I received warns me that my Paypal account is stopped. It asks me to restore complete access to my account by logging in to Paypal. Get more on the affiliated link by visiting www.twitter.com/swellmarketing1/. Dig up extra information on our affiliated link - Navigate to this link: twitter. When I click on the link provided in the email, I'm delivered to a web site that looks exactly like the PayPal login page. But the link does not go to Paypal.

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https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

When you click the link it actually requires you to some phisers site.

It's broadly speaking maybe not advisable to select links within an mail. If you do, be sure that you are signing in to the Paypal website by looking at the address location part of your browser.

Contact your bank or credit card issuers immediately to stop identity theft, when you yourself have already replied to the email. If you wish to check your Paypal account status, personally type PayPal's address in-to your browser and log in normally.

I was in a position to tell that it was a spoof email since the email began with Dear PayPal member.' Paypal will always address you by your first and last name. They will never send you a message and handle you as Dear PayPal member or such.

Another way to tell if a message is from Paypal is to consider the entire header. The header is the indication of perhaps the email is from Paypal or not. When looking at the header it should say who sent the email in the very first two lines. Case in the latest spoof e-mail I received it came from

Return-Path: lester@server.ravin.net

Received: from http://server.ravin.net

If it doesnt say that it passed through Paypals server, you then know the email is really a spoof. The FBI is actively investigating these spoofs, therefore please report any suspicious e-mails by sending them to spoof@paypal.com. You can also file a complaint with the Net Fraud Complaint Center at http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/strategy/howtofile.asp..

More advice regarding defending your Paypal consideration are available at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/cps/general/SecuritySpoof-outside

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