full-disclosure - [inbox] Is this a paypal scam?

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From: purdy at tecman.com (Curt Purdy)
Subject: [inbox] Is this a paypal scam?

jschmidt@...ler.com wrote:
> http://218.62.43.30/verify.html
>
> Signed up for paypal 2 weeks ago, and then this came in the
> mail as a link
> in a paypal looking html email asking me to confirm by
> entering my credit
> card/account info.

Be cluefull:

1) Don't ever click a link with an ip address.
2) Don't ever put your cc info into any site you did not directly go to and
trust.
3) nslookup 218.62.43.30 - Non-existent domain
   nslookup paypal.com - 64.4.241.16

Curt Purdy CISSP, GSEC, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA
Information Security Engineer
DP Solutions

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