full-disclosure - Posible PayPall Scam? FW: Your PayPal account is Limited.

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From: hellnbak at nmrc.org (hellNbak)
Subject: Posible PayPall Scam?   FW: Your PayPal account
 is Limited.

This is a known scam to gather Paypal user accounts etc etc.... Hopefully
you didn't fall for it.

On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Epic wrote:

> Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 10:32:06 -0700
> From: Epic <epic@...k3r.com>
> To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
> Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Posible PayPall Scam?   FW: Your PayPal
>     account is Limited.
>
> I wanted to put this out and get some feedback on it,  I have looked
> through the source, and it is obvious that the data is not going to
> paypal,  rather to a .ru host.  Has anyone else seen this, and if so
> what is the proper action for me to take at this point?
>
> Robert
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: info@...pal.com
> To: bl00k@...k3r.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:01 PM
> Subject: Your PayPal account is Limited.
>
>   _____
>
>
>  <https://www.paypal.com/> PayPal
>
>
>   <http://www.paypal.com/images/pixel.gif>
>
>   <http://www.paypal.com/images/pixel.gif>
>
>
> Dear PayPal Customer
>
>
> PayPal is currently performing regular maintenance of our security
> measures. Your account has been randomly selected for this maintenance,
> and placed on Limited Access status. Protecting the security of your
> PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any
> inconvenience this may cause.
> To restore your account to its regular status, you must confirm your
> email address by logging in to your PayPal account using the form below:
>
>
> Email Address:
>
>
>
>
> Password:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Bank Account
>
>
> Enter Bank Account #:
>
>
>
>
>
> Credit Card
>
>
> Enter Credit Card #:
>
>
>
> Exp. date :
>  01    02    03    04    05    06    07    08    09    10    11    12
> /  03    04    05    06    07
>
>
> This notification expires March 31, 2003
>
>
> Thanks for using PayPal!
>
>   <http://www.paypal.com/images/dot_row_long.gif>
>
> This PayPal notification was sent to your mailbox. Your PayPal account
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> log in to your account. Changes to your preferences may take several
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> processed.
>
> If you previously asked to be excluded from Providian product offerings
> and solicitations, they apologize for this e-mail. Every effort was made
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> receive promotional e-mail from Providian, go to
> http://removeme.providian.com/
> <http://removeme.providian.com/?cnum=pp710402> .
>
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>
>

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