In Reply to: PayPal email....is this a phish? posted by Marc Bratton on November 28, 2005 at 09:39:04:
STAY AWAY!!!These guys are getting better and better these days. They use all the same hyperlinks you would find on the PayPal pages, the same graphics and their wording is getting better all the time. You'll get this stuff for bank info and eBay info as well.
The biggest bit is that most of these phishers always ask for vital and private information and they tell you they need it because they are going to close your account or something silly like that ("we are going to close your account but we need this vital info").
The best way to make sure if you get an email like this is to go to www.PayPal.com and log in there.
DO NOT CLICK ON LINKS IN THOSE PHONY EMAILS!! The links may look valid but they have hidden links and if you aren't paying attention they redirect you to another website where they can steal your account info.
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- THAT IS A PHISH!!!!! - Heavystarch 18:17:32 11/28/05 (0)