Just got this email, looks a lot like a scam, as the link directs to an ip address rather than paypal.com etc And it's not a secure address
Looks false. PayPal wouldn't send out an email with "You're" instead of "Your", a mistake on the very first word of the whole mail. Unless, of course, you are their billing information?
Yeah I did realise, just thought I'd post it as a warning, you never know someone might fall for it. It looks a lot better than a lot of the fake Halifax and TSB one's doing the rounds.
Yeah, my parents got one of those the other day and it looks ridiculous. If they're going to try and trick people out of their bank details, you'd think that they'd at least make an effort...
Here's the Whois info from that IP: % This is the RIPE Whois query server #1. % The objects are in RPSL format. % % Note: the default output of the RIPE Whois server % is changed. Your tools may need to be adjusted. See % http://www.ripe.net/db/news/abuse-proposal-20050331.html % for more details. % % Rights restricted by copyright. % See http://www.ripe.net/db/copyright.html % Note: This output has been filtered. % To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag. % Information related to '217.219.163.0 - 217.219.163.255' inetnum: 217.219.163.0 - 217.219.163.255 netname: MMSU_SARI descr: Mazandaran Medical Science University country: IR admin-c: FR260-RIPE tech-c: FR260-RIPE status: ASSIGNED PA mnt-by: AS12880-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered person: Farrokh Rahimzadeh address: Sari-Mazandran-Moalem Square address: Moalem Square -Pajooheshi Moavenat phone: +98 151 3241906 fax-no: +98 151 3257231 e-mail: MMSU_Sari@yashoo.com e-mail: alaeddink@yahoo.com nic-hdl: FR260-RIPE source: RIPE # Filtered % Information related to '217.218.0.0/15AS12880' route: 217.218.0.0/15 descr: DCI-Route origin: AS12880 mnt-by: AS12880-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered I'm not sure if there is somewhere we could report them, but I'm sure someone will probably know.
PayPal will never e-mail you without either introducing the e-mail with your username or real name, they never do "Dear PayPal Member" or "Dear Member"
do you YASHOO!? YA-SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! sorry...i couldn't help myself. personally, i don't even look at my spam, i just look at the senders and occasionally the subjects but it's very rarely that i even bother to open them... unless they amuse me somehow.
I put in some fake rude email address and password in, the connection was refused! And if it was authentic, paypal would direct you to their homepage, rather than just an ip. But yes, a novice internet user would fall for it, although the connection was refused when I tried to send the fakes.
Checked the page source, and picked up this neat little line: META content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0" name=GENERATOR Call me crazy, but I don't think that Paypal designs it's we pages in FrontPage LOL They do however load the logos and such on the page directly from Paypal. I guess they are trying to make it look at least a bit legal.
Oh noes! Hottlinking images. That's bad. (completely overlooks the fact they are trying to defraud people of money)
guys, this isn't a new scam, i've been getting this email for about 5 months now (in my spam tray) , hella annoying, besides,anyone dumb enouh to go through with it deserves what they get . . .
Its called "phishing." However I completely disagree with Mr. dire wolf, there are people who arent computer geeks and dont know about phishing, there not dumb they are just un-informed.
True. My nan got a new computer last christmas, having never used a computer before she struggled using a mouse properly! People could go through with this scam without realising because at the end the scam site enters the username and password at the real paypal site, making the victim think they are safe.
I think that somone should call the internet police. What, first i think somone should invent the internet police. then call them.
i just put 1234@bit.com with a password of 123456789 and it took me to an account update page lol, it even had the silly processing login thing too. So fake its funny edit: heres all the crap they want you to tell them: http://217.219.163.3:280/update.php?login=1234@bit.com&password=123456789 EDIT 2: opon clicking the save and go to my account with all the feilds blank it took me right back to the real paypal page and had my fake eamil sitting in the box ready for my password. THis is just tooo funny
