I believe it came from Craig's List because they sent it to my e-mail that is my Craig's List account. My PayPal accounts have other e-mail addresses. What would you do if you received the following e-mail? From: PayPaI <accounts@PayPaI.com> [Add to Address Book] To: Subject: Your account has been limited . Date: Jan 11, 2010 12:56 PM Attachments: PayPaI_Limited_Form.html We recently have determined that different computers have logged into your account, and multiple password failures were present before the login. Therefore your account has been limited. Please download the form attached to this email and open it in a web browser. Once opened, you will be provided with steps to restore your access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety. PayPaI All rights reserved PayPal reseponded with this below: From: "spoof@paypal.com" <spoof@paypal.com> [Add to Address Book] To: Jeremy Auldaney <auldaney@peoplepc.com> Subject: RE: Fw: Your account has been limited . (KMM5026775I15977L0KM) Date: Jan 11, 2010 5:46 PM Hello Jeremy Auldaney, Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By reporting the problem, you've made a difference! Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage. Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to spoof@paypal.com, you help keep yourself and others safe from identity theft. Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your extra effort. Thanks, PayPal This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement, either PayPal Ince, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office: 5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118 349.
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They usually wouldn't ask you to download something THEN open it in a web browser, it's usually the other way around. (or no downloads)
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Check this link...very informative. If you feel that the integrity of you account has been comprimised then I would suggest that you go directly to you account and change the password. Do not go to your account via any links nor through any email...You type in the web address manually in you address bar.
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I have received maybe 10k of similar emails in 10 years of using paypal. At first I reported them to Paypal then I gave up the struggle. But it did spur me into finding out more about the various methods. Even if you make sure you are at the paypal site by looking at your address bar there's a chance you might NOT be there, this is achieved by hackers compromising your HOST file.
