Paypal question

[PineRidge]

They hope folks panic, follow their link, and spill their private info.....

 

[aardvark]

Next time you get the Paypal phishing emails, just forward it to spoof@paypal.com, along with the header text copied into the email body. These emails are scams, as everyone else has stated.

 

[PineRidge]

This is another variation of the scheme that we receive almost daily. It's still jive.



Dear (email address hidden),

Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not compromised.

Case ID Number: PP-046-631-789
We encourage you to log in and restore full access as soon as possible.Should access to your account remain limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account or may result in eventual account closure.


Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.

To keep your account active, login on our SSL secure server:

http://210.222.212.229/.p/online.paypal.com/webscr/paypal_login-run/SSLsecure/index.php?redir=_rav-form

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department

 

[OkeeDon]

Here's the IP info for that url:
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<font color="red"> [whois.apnic.net node-2]
% Whois data copyright terms http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html

inetnum: 210.220.128.0 - 210.223.255.255
netname: KRNIC-KR
descr: KRNIC
descr: Korea Network Information Center
country: KR
admin-c: HM127-AP
tech-c: HM127-AP
remarks: ******************************************
remarks: KRNIC is the National Internet Registry
remarks: in Korea under APNIC. If you would like to
remarks: find assignment information in detail
remarks: please refer to the KRNIC Whois DB
remarks: http://whois.nic.or.kr/english/index.html
remarks: ******************************************
mnt-by: APNIC-HM
mnt-lower: MNT-KRNIC-AP
changed: seungmin@nic.or.kr 19991112
changed: hostmaster@apnic.net 20010606
status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE
changed: hm-changed@apnic.net 20030411
source: APNIC

person: Host Master
address: 11F, KTF B/D, 1321-11, Seocho2-Dong, Seocho-Gu,
address: Seoul, Korea, 137-857
country: KR
phone: +82-2-2186-4500
fax-no: +82-2-2186-4496
e-mail: hostmaster@nic.or.kr
nic-hdl: HM127-AP
mnt-by: MNT-KRNIC-AP
changed: hostmaster@nic.or.kr 20020507
source: APNIC
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