[access-uk] Re: is this for real?

  • From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:48:05 -0000

This is a clever phishing scam, the site looks very authentic when you get 
there.  However it is a long line of similar scams targetted at Paypal see 
URL:
http://www.millersmiles.co.uk/search/PayPal

Regards.

Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "simon.dowling" <simodowl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "access" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:31 PM
Subject: [access-uk] is this for real?


hi list, just got this from paypal today and wondering if its from them or
not.
I have wrote to paypal about this but had no response as yet.
dear valued PayPal® member:



It has come to our attention that your PayPal® account information needs to
be
updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website.  If you could please take 5-10
minutes
out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not
run into
any future problems with the online service.


However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records on or before November 20 , 2005.

Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal® session will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal.

To update your PayPal® records click on the following link:
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/restrictedaccounts.asp



Thank You.
PayPal® UPDATE TEAM

Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, PayPal® will
periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.

Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/policy_privacy-outside

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