Pay Pal Scam - Hall of Fame

! ! · Nov 12, 2005

It might be interesting to have a HALL of FAME of the BEST Scams;
This one would certainly be in the running:

How many people will fall for THIS ONE?

BTW:
211.97.116.229 - this IP is in Bekjing China

Security Measures - Are You Traveling?

PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity.

We recently noted one or more attempts to log in to your account from a foreign country. If you accessed your account while traveling, the attempt(s) may have been initiated by you.

Because the behavior was unusual for your account, we would like to take an extra step to ensure your security and you will now be taken through a series of identity verification pages.

IP Address Time Country
80.69.115.16 Oct 27, 2005 12:47:01 PDT Germany
80.69.115.16 Oct 29, 2005 18:37:55 PDT Germany
217.160.77.45 Nov 04, 2005 16:42:16 PDT United Kingdom
217.160.77.45 Nov 05, 2005 16:58:03 PDT United Kingdom

Click here proceed with PayPal security test!

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

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

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PayPal Email ID PP6977

NOw, take a look at this webpage

http://211.97.116.229/.cgi-bin/paypal/

211.97.116.229 CN CHINA - - CHINA UNITED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

http://www.ip2location.com/free.asp

He /she is NOT using a DOMAIN NAME so it is not as easy to BAN him :hotouch:

Didou · Nov 12, 2005

I've had a few for Paypal & one or two for eBay. I'd post the links but they're all dead now. I think almost anyone with a hotmail account has had the Paypal one at least once.

! ! · Nov 12, 2005

This one was received minutes later - check out that domain - some people are definitely falling for this

:darth: you can not even contact Yahoo in a timely manner to inform them of this

http://paypal.com.login-user4173.info/webscr.php?cmd=LogIn

http://whois.sc/login-user4173.info

We recently have determined that different computers have logged into your PayPal account, and multiple password failures were present before the login. One of our Customer Service employees has already tryed to telephonically reach you. As our employee did not manage to reach you, this email has been sent to your notice.
Therefore your account has been temporary suspended. We need you to confirm your identity in order to regain full privileges of your account.
If this is not completed by November 15, 2005, we reserve the right to terminate all privileges of your account indefinitly, as it may have been used for fraudulent purposes. We thank you for your cooperation in this manner.
To confirm your identity please follow the link below:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

PayPal - Customer Service

Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

Domain ID11232169-LRMS
Domain Name:LOGIN-USER4173.INFO
Created On:11-Nov-2005 16:46:51 UTC
Last Updated On:11-Nov-2005 16:46:53 UTC
Expiration Date:11-Nov-2006 16:46:51 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:MIT (R141-LRMS)
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:C113170667448659
Registrant Name:Fas Bangabang
Registrant Organization:Fas Bangabang
Registrant Street1:2225 S. Beverly Glen Blvd.
Registrant City:Los Angeles
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Postal Code:90064
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.9006490064
Registrant Email:

These people are REALLY raking it in

RealBlackStuff · Nov 13, 2005

IF the real PayPal sends you an email (and it's a really big IF), they will address you by your proper name. They will NEVER EVER ask you to confirm your identity, NOR ask you to log into your account by clicking on a weblink.
You are (at the most) invited to confirm things by logging yourself in, using a freshly opened browser, and ONLY going to htpps://www.paypal.com.

Anything else is a scam.

! ! · Nov 15, 2005

This one is a brand NEW Strategy - it is really frustrating knowing that they are going to deceive some people with their Tact

You have added jewelryseeler@yahoo.com as a new email address for your
PayPal account.

If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with
your account, please contact PayPal customer service at:

https://www.paypal.com/row/wf/f=ap_email

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 header of any page.

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PayPal Email ID PP1309

But this URL is so BLATENT - But sounds so official

http://www.mediagate.biz/webscr/update.html

Registrant Organization: MediaGate
Registrant Address1: Shinchon 4-dong Tong-gu 288-6
Registrant City: Taegu
Registrant Postal Code: 701024
Registrant Country: Korea (South)

RealBlackStuff · Nov 15, 2005

Please refrain from putting any more PayPal weblinks in these posts.
You are using official PayPal links but make them look bad, because you don't transfer the 'false' links properly (which you shouldn't anyway).

People got the message!

hewybo · Nov 16, 2005

I have received no less than six of these types of e-mails over the last month. I bought four different designer watches under four different names, all while apparently travelling in EUROPE!! Imagine my surprise! "Would you like to dispute the Charges? Please click this link, and log on." DUH!Good that people here are looking out for each other, tho.
Newbies!!-- don't be gullible.

TechSpot

Pay Pal Scam - Hall of Fame

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