Hey everyone!
I am having a real problem recently with phishing emails. They are getting REALLY good at this. I just got an email from "Paypal " speaking of a 10k competition. So I googled it and can't find anything solid, and nothing on the Paypal website. Is it real? ( Never heard of a competition on Paypal too so I'm about 90% certain its not! )
Thanks everyone.
Email:
Here’s a good reason to get festive. Put our “Magic moments” Christmas campaign banners on your site and you’ll be in with a chance to win our £10,000 prize draw.* You’ll get an entry into the prize draw every time a different customer clicks on one of the banners (maximum 5,000 entries). With the shopping season now under way, we’ve also put together 5 quick ways to optimise your site that are proven† to boost conversions by over 3%.
If you have any questions, you can contact us ******* How do I know this is not a Spoof email?
Spoof or ‘phishing’ emails tend to have generic greetings such as "Dear PayPal member". Emails from PayPal will always contain your full name.
*Terms apply, find them here: **********
† Average figure based on measurements of conversion rate increases in e-commerce standard ordering processes, carried out as part of a PayPal analysis of 6 traders with a total of 269,442 visitors in early 2012. Although the traders were carefully selected, these figures cannot be considered definitive. Your figures may be different. This email was sent to **** because your email preferences are set to receive "News from PayPal". Click to unsubscribe.
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