Paypal Fraud/identity steal attempt

joblais
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First: fraud method = Gmail hacking account (because it's send via my own email)

 

Email details with paypal logo:

 

You sent a payment Transaction ID: *removed*
Dear,

You sent a payment for 170.10 Canadian Dollar (CAD)to Evolution RC Ltd.

Please note that it may take a little while for this payment to appear in the Recent Activity list on your Account Overview.

 


*removed*

 

Amount: 170.10 $ CA Sent on: April 30, 2014

Yours sincerely,
PayPal

 

 

 

Second: redirect to a fake website:  *removed*

Thanks for your concern...

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PayPal_Dustin
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Hi joblais,

 

Welcome to the PayPal Community Forums!

 

This definitely sounds like a phishing email. Please forward this email to spoof@paypal.com and then delete the email from your inbox.

 

- Dustin

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joblais
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Done, thanks.

 

John

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