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Re: Urgent PayPal security notification - SCAM/SPAM on the Mailing List

From: Dirk Schenkewitz <schenkewitz_at_docomolab-euro.com>
Date: 2005-11-10 13:41:32 CET

They really had the impudence and stupididy to subscribe to this ML.
I can't believe it. *giggle*

Frank Gruman wrote:
> All - THIS IS A SCAM!!! If you received the original email, please do
> not use this link. Anything coming from PayPal would not have come
> through the Subversion Users list.
>
>
> security@paypal.com <mailto:security@paypal.com> wrote:
>
>> PayPal <http://82.199.147.96/paypall/cgi-bin/index.php>
== PayPal "http://82.199.147.96/paypall/cgi-bin/index.php"

Note that the server address is an IP number, not a name.
And the wrote "paypall" :) They are more "careful" than needed :)

>> ...
>> Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent persons.

Yeah - make sure. Esp. to those who send an email to you.

>> ...
>> PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.

!!! *ROFL* How true! What does this tell us about this email, hmmmm?

>>...
>> You should never give your PayPal password to anyone, including PayPal
>> employees.
*LMAO*
This should be: You should never follow any links you find in an email,
maybe unless you REQUESTED(!!) to get that email, and even then, retype
at least the first part of the URL instead of just clicking it -
remember the russian "a"! (And keep your brain switched on ;) )

I also got this email directly to my private mail addy.
It's just - I don't have a PayPal account, so I immediately knew... ;)

Crime is everywhere! They are actively trying to get you where you
feel safe. Better be paranoid...
   Dirk

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