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Four already today PayPal Phishing Scam

By Wesley Warren

We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party.

The link appears to go to paypal it really goes to a phishing site that steals your paypal id/pwd - always go directly to the site in your browser using http://www.paypal.com - never use the links in the emails if you are unsure

Editor: WW - 02/04/12
Mind Your Own F*ing Business


PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited. We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

Why is my account access limited?

Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):

October 16, 2006: We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

(Your case ID for this reason is PP-257-057-154.)

To remove the limitation click on the following link:
Note: this URL appears real but actually goes to a bogus site that looks like paypal! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_resolution-center
Regards,
PayPal Security Departament

Paypal saysL
If you have received a suspicious email, including the header information - or the site's URL, we are requesting that you forward a copy of the email to us at spoof(at)paypal.com.


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