A warning to those who are using Paypal Account Processor, there is a new Phishing Scam wandering the net once again. Surprisingly, this spam managed to penetrate my Email service's filter and get into my Inbox. This could happen to you too, and may make you think that it is from Paypal.. here is the message contained in the spam..
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Note that the header is not Paypal but Paypai.. They claim that my Paypal account was suspended (the same garbage talk!), and that they require me to verify my account by logging into the site. Within the message is a link to an unknown url hidden underneath the domain name Fortnerspond.com, a password-protected domain, this is where the Paypal lookalike can be found.
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I tried a dummy account, and surprisingly, it let me in.. odd, I must say! The thieves, however, are not contented with simply stealing your Paypal Account, they intend to steal more information, including your name, address, birthday, credit card information, etc. When you log in, they show you this message..
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After this message, they provide you with a form to fill up. This form takes all the information regarding you and it will be obtained by the scumbags (whoever the hell they are).
Domain Information
Domain Name: fortnerspond.com
Status: clientDeleteProhibited, clientRenewProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Expiration Date: 2009-01-30
Creation Date: 2007-01-30
Last Update Date: 2007-03-20
Name Servers:
ns1.onnetsecure.net
ns2.onnetsecure.net
Extended Info
IP Address: 207.154.22.162
IP Location: United States
Website Status: active
Server Type: Apache/1.3.41 (Unix) PHP/4.4.8 mod_throttle/3.1.2 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_psoft_traffic/0.2 mod_ssl/2.8.31 OpenSSL/0.9.7a
Cache Date: 2008-04-20 14:19:46 MST
It's definitely not paypal! Don't fall for their trap.. they are going to steal your money, to the extent of stealing your identity.
How to avoid?
Do not be so trusting of your Email service filter, sometimes, spam has a nasty way of breaking through your defenses. If so, then you should always check the header of the mail to verify who was the sender. Moreover, Paypal does not suspend accounts for reasons like the one provided by the morons of the web. If you didn't do anything illegal, then there is nothing to worry about your account.
Do not click on the links contained within the spam mail as this will redirect you to the scam site. Furthermore, you should immediately report any Phishing scams to any Internet law enforcement agencies, so to stop this menace. By doing your part, you can help stop these hoodlums, and prevent their lame way of making money from gaining ground.
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