beware...paypal spam

[niravdave]

hi people,
i thought i should share this with you. as most of the users here are using paypal for transactions.

i recd an email today afternoon, which looks exactly like a paypal email.

its asking to activate the account. pls dont do it. its taking to a link

http://p7.hostingprod.com/@stuartban....php?cmd=LogIn

and it the exact replica of PAYPAL....i have already informed paypal about it. For you reference the email is as follows :

i have also put up a screenshot here!

BEWARE ... PAYPAL SPAM EMAIL.


From : info@paypal.com
Subject : Update Your Account.
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Your account will be suspended !


We are contacting you to remind you that on 26 March 2006 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your

account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.

To secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some additional information from you for the following reason:

We have been notified that a card associated with your account has been reported as

lost or stolen, or that there were additional problems with your card.

To securely confirm your PayPal information please go to your PayPal's Update Profile or click on the link bellow:

Click here to activate your account

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team


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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.

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here.

PayPal Email ID PP468

Protect Your Account Info
Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent websites.

To safely and securely access the PayPal website or your account, open a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type in the PayPal URL (https://www.paypal.com/us/) to be sure you are on the real PayPal site.

PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.

For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please review our Security Tips at https://www.paypal.com/us/securitytips

Protect Your Password
You should never give your PayPal password to anyone, including PayPal employees.

This process is mandatory, and if not completed within the nearest time your account or credit card may be subject for temporary suspension.

We encourage you to log in and perform the steps necessary to restore your account access

as soon as possible. Allowing your account access to remain limited for an extended period

of time may result in further limitations on the use of your account and possible account closure.

I hope this helps
Thanks
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