Fake paypal email

[TidaLpHasE]

Hi all, just thought i would let others know of the email that was sent to me this morning.

It was plain as day a scam email, but just a reminder to other users not to click on any link sent from paypal, or banks etc,

It must be so easy for these crooks at times.

Dear valuedPayPalmember :

It has come to our attention that yourPayPal account information needs to be
updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes
out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into
any future problems with the online service.

However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your recordson or beforeDecember 15, 2007.

Once you have updated your account records, yourPayPal session will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal.

To update your PayPal records click on the following link:

[h0ughy]

I have been spammed at a few hundred times with that one and the one saying that there has been a sale on goods I posted on paypal and to confim detail by clicking on a link

[[1ponders]]

Me too h0ughy. They are a real pain.

If anyone receives an email from paypal it will always be addressed to you with your first and last name. Spams are addressed to valued member/value customer etc.

As Trevor says DON'T CLICK ON ANY LINK IN THESE SPAMS!!! If you want to check and change your details type in the paypal url in your address bar.

If you get one of these things forward it to spoof@paypal.com.au and get them to deal with it.

The same goes for banks. They should use your name, not "Dear Valued Customer" . Forward it on to your banks security dept.

[TidaLpHasE]

I sent it to that link Paul as soon as i logged into my account to check it still belonged to me :)

I hope they can be traced.

Seems i am getting a whole lot more spam/scam mails since my email has been up on spaceweather:shrug:

[snowyskiesau]

I usually find spam increases when I join a new mailing list or forum. Depending on my activity in the list, the spam quickly drops off. I usually give my Yahoo account as my email address. The Yahoo anti spam software does a pretty good job of separating the wheat from the chaff.

As I don't run any Microsoft operating system, the contents of the spam wont cause any damage to my system. They're still annoying though.

[Striker]

Hmmmm...will keep an eye out for that one.

I have never had one actualy I dont get much spam at all.

[RB]

Yeah, not a good idea to allow spaceweather to give out your email address.
I always tick "no" so they won't display it.

[vindictive666]

ive recieved a few of them as well

i bounce them right back

i like mailwasher pro its great