I received an e-mail Sunday morning supposedly from paypal. Here's a cut and paste of the contents.
From: "service@paypal.co.uk"
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:00:43 +0100
Subject: Dispute Transaction
Dear PayPal Member,
This email confirms that you have paid robertoelectronics (roberto211@aol.com) $439.00 USD using PayPal.
This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL robertoelectronics*".
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PayPal Shopping Cart Contents
Item Name: Nokia 8800 Brand New
Quantity: 1
Total: $410.00 USD
Cart Subtotal: $410.00 USD
Shipping Charge: $30.00 USD
Cart Total: $440.00 USD
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Shipping Information
Shipping Info: Roberto Iank
540 Catherine Road
New York, NY 10018
United States
Address Status: Unconfirmed
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If you haven't authorized this charge, click the link below to cancel the payment and get a full refund.
Dispute Transaction
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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.
PayPal Email ID PP120
Now my immediate reaction was to click on the 'Dispute Transaction' link, but the e-mail seemed to be emphasised towards me doing this so I compared it to other paypal notifications and although very similair noticed it wasnt exactly the same. Hovering over the link it was a non-paypal site so I sent the mail on to paypal and they confirmed this is a 'phishing e-mail' and an attempt to get my login details, also clicking on the link would have downloaded malware and spyware to my machine.
If you receive anything like this please forward it on to spoof@paypal.com where they will deal with it. The more they get sent the more they can take action to stop these little toerags.
From: "service@paypal.co.uk"
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:00:43 +0100
Subject: Dispute Transaction
Dear PayPal Member,
This email confirms that you have paid robertoelectronics (roberto211@aol.com) $439.00 USD using PayPal.
This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL robertoelectronics*".
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PayPal Shopping Cart Contents
Item Name: Nokia 8800 Brand New
Quantity: 1
Total: $410.00 USD
Cart Subtotal: $410.00 USD
Shipping Charge: $30.00 USD
Cart Total: $440.00 USD
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Shipping Information
Shipping Info: Roberto Iank
540 Catherine Road
New York, NY 10018
United States
Address Status: Unconfirmed
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you haven't authorized this charge, click the link below to cancel the payment and get a full refund.
Dispute Transaction
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
PayPal Email ID PP120
Now my immediate reaction was to click on the 'Dispute Transaction' link, but the e-mail seemed to be emphasised towards me doing this so I compared it to other paypal notifications and although very similair noticed it wasnt exactly the same. Hovering over the link it was a non-paypal site so I sent the mail on to paypal and they confirmed this is a 'phishing e-mail' and an attempt to get my login details, also clicking on the link would have downloaded malware and spyware to my machine.
If you receive anything like this please forward it on to spoof@paypal.com where they will deal with it. The more they get sent the more they can take action to stop these little toerags.
