Here is an example of a new phishing email I received recently. This is a fraudulent email that is pretending to be Paypal and when you click the link (which I deleted), you are taken to a fake site to login with the information they need to rob your account. I have copied it exactly so you can see how convincing they can appear.
Never click links in this type of email or respond to them. If you get an email like the one below, forward it to [email protected] immediately.
Hopefully the people who created this email get caught before they get any money. Here is the phishing email that was sent:
Attention PayPal User,
This is to notify you that our services are being upgraded to our new antifraud and antispam PayPal Secure system. You are therefore required to CLICK HERE and register your PayPal Account IMMEDIATELY so as to secure your account and register it on our new secure servers. Only registered PayPal Accounts will work with our new and improved secure server.Please Note that in PayPal will not be responsible for any money lost in your account due to your refusal to upgrade your account to our secure server. Please follow the link and register your PayPal Account now to prevent loss of funds. To register your account please CLICK HERE.
Thank you for using PayPal®. We look forward for serving your online auction payment needs in the future.
Sincerely,
PayPal
It really bugs me that this kind of email still gets people concerned enough to click the link given. I wish they could catch those who con others with fake emails and bogus site replicas. Until then, be extra careful to avoid clicking links within questionable emails sent to you and keep yourself protected!
On another topic, I found an interesting blog that has some useful information for those of you interested in blogging:
http://www.soweb.me
Never click links in this type of email or respond to them. If you get an email like the one below, forward it to [email protected] immediately.
Hopefully the people who created this email get caught before they get any money. Here is the phishing email that was sent:
Attention PayPal User,
This is to notify you that our services are being upgraded to our new antifraud and antispam PayPal Secure system. You are therefore required to CLICK HERE and register your PayPal Account IMMEDIATELY so as to secure your account and register it on our new secure servers. Only registered PayPal Accounts will work with our new and improved secure server.Please Note that in PayPal will not be responsible for any money lost in your account due to your refusal to upgrade your account to our secure server. Please follow the link and register your PayPal Account now to prevent loss of funds. To register your account please CLICK HERE.
Thank you for using PayPal®. We look forward for serving your online auction payment needs in the future.
Sincerely,
PayPal
It really bugs me that this kind of email still gets people concerned enough to click the link given. I wish they could catch those who con others with fake emails and bogus site replicas. Until then, be extra careful to avoid clicking links within questionable emails sent to you and keep yourself protected!
On another topic, I found an interesting blog that has some useful information for those of you interested in blogging:
http://www.soweb.me
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