Re: [Thinkpad] [OT] Fake Paypal Email Warning!

You know, these spammers are so dumb, they don't have it figured out that
all they have to do is say
You've got cash
Click here to see your account
AND most people would fall for it!
----- Original Message -----
From: "James H. E. Maugham" <CaptJHEM@waterw.com>
To: "Thinkpad List" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 1:54 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] [OT] Fake Paypal Email Warning!

> Just thought I would share with you folks that I just got a _VERY_ offical
> looking fake email purporting to be from Paypal and asking for ALL kinds
of
> interesting CC info including my ATM PIN!
>
> *****************************************
>
> Subject: Dear PayPal Customer
>
> This e-mail is the notification of recent innovations taken by PayPal to
detect
> inactive customers and non-functioning mailboxes.
>
> The inactive customers are subject to restriction and removal in the next
3
> months.
>
> Please confirm your email address and and (sic!) Credit Card info number
by
> logging in to your PayPal account using the form below:
>
> Email Address:
> Password:
> Full Name #:
> Billing Adress #:
> Billing State #:
> Credit Card #:
> Exp.Date(mm/yy) #:
> ATM PIN (Bank Verification) #:
>
> *****************************************
>
> Obviously, this is a SCAM, so if anyone else gets a similar message PLEASE
do
> not respond to it!
>
> I wonder how many hundreds of bank accounts the poster has managed to
empty with
> this one email.
>
> (Yes, I've reported it to Paypal.)
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>
>
>
>
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Received on Sun Apr 27 16:04:37 2003