[Cialug] PayPal security fraud

[n.d]

you know how i check this stuff?  always login with incorrect stuff on 
purpose the first time that link asks you for information. if it lets 
you in, then its bogus. username: bill.gates at microsoft.com and password: 
jihad will get you in 100% of the time. if that doesn't spell bogus, 
then i don't know what it is. never ever use the real login unless your 
sure that its the real deal.  i wish people would fill up the databases 
that those idiot phishers store that stuff in. theoretically it wouldn't 
take much. i highly doubt they have anti-spam protection built into 
their evil little phishing sites.




Cesar Mendoza wrote:

>Hi,
>
>The practice is called phishing and if you look at the source code of
>the HTML email you are going to find out that the link doesn't point to
>a Paypal server. They just want to steal your account info if you happen
>to have one and fall for the trick.
>
>Bye
>Cesar Mendoza
>http://www.kitiara.org
>--
>"The fate of all mankind I see
>Is in the hands of fools."
>  --King Crimson, Epitaph
>
>
>On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 03:39:49PM -0500, Allen Kiddoo wrote:
>  
>
>>Group-
>>
>>Just got 2 emails from this idiot-
>>One problem- I don't have a paypal account.
>>
>>Sounds real but I know it isn't.
>>You might want to fore warn others.
>>
>>Allen Kiddoo
>>Muscatine
>>---------------------------------------
>>---------- Forwarded Message -----------
>>From: security at paypal.com <service at paypal.com>
>>To: info at iowaprint.com
>>Sent: 19 Jul 2005 00:29:08 +0900
>>Subject: Urgent PayPal security notification
>>
>>Security Center Advisory!
>>
>> We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account
>>from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to belive that your account was
>>hijacked by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed
>>your account while traveling, the unusual log in attemptsmay have been
>>initiated by you.
>>
>>If you are the rightful holder of the account you must click the link below
>>and then complete all steps from the following page as we try to verify your
>>identity.
>>
>> Click here to verify your account
>>
>>If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but to temporaly
>>suspend your account.
>>
>>Thank you for using PayPal! 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 footer of any page.
>>To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your
>>preferences here.
>>
>>PayPal Email ID PP697
>>
>> Protect Your Account Info
>>
>>Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent persons.
>>
>>PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information using the Secure
>>Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the
>>highest level commercially available).
>>
>>PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.
>>
>>For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please review our
>>Security Tips at http://www.paypal.com/securitytips
>>
>> Protect Your Password
>>
>> You should never give your PayPal password to anyone, including PayPal employees.
>>------- End of Forwarded Message -------
>>
>>
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