PayPal Phishing Alert: Live IP Verification Email
February 17th, 2009I’ve just gotten a PayPal phishing email, one that tries to trick people into disclosing their pay account login information. If you get this email, delete it!
Subject: Live IP Verification
From: PayPal (return address is [email protected])
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: undisclosed-recipientsWe noticed one or more login attempts from a foreign IP address.
Log In now to resolve the problem.
The link goes to: http://windowmevision.co.za/live/read.php which of course isn’t PayPal, in fact, it’s a website that is redirected to: http://sa-in.com/catalog/images/.live/id.htm and this website has duplicated PayPal’s logon screen.
Again, this is NOT a PayPal website, it’s a phishing scam.
You can report fake PayPal emails here: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/securitycenter/antiphishing/PPPhishingReport-outside
And fake PayPal websites here: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_external-webform&f=pps_spf
This website is still live, so the more folks that report it, the better.
Jill--------------
J. Olkoski
Aldebaran Web Design, Seattle
Jill Olkoski has a BS in Engineering, a BS in Computer Science and an MA in Clinical Psychology. She delights in using her advanced technical and psychological skills to help small business owners develop cost-effective and successful websites.
