PayPal Phish

This is a fake email purportedly from PayPal.

PayPal will never ask you to log in to your account from an email link. If you want to log into your account, go directly to the PayPal website.

Clicking the links in this email below will lead you to a spoof site that will gather your PayPal login details and the spammers/scammers will take control of your PayPal account.

To be safe, never click on a link from an email like this. Just delete and ignore.


----- Original Message -----

From: PayPal

To: undisclosed-recipients:

Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:53 AM

Subject: Please Restore Your Account Access

Dear PayPal Customer, As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding your account. Our system detected unusual charges to a credit card linked to your PayPal account. Case ID Number: PP-206-472-957 For your protection, we have limited access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. To secure your account and quickly restore full access on your account, we encourage you to log in and perform the steps necessary to restore your account access as soon as possible by clicking the link below: Please click here to restore your account access Failure to verify and/or update your personal records, or if you choose to ignore our request, may result in further limitations or eventual account closure. We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. account. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department 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. To modify your notification preferences, log in to your PayPal account, click the Profile sub-tab, then click the Notifications link under Account Information. Changes may take up to 10 days to be reflected in our mailings. PayPal will not sell or rent any of your personally identifiable information to third parties. For more information about the security of your information, read our Privacy Policy at https://www.paypal.com/privacy. Copyright © 2008 PayPal Inc. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131.