PayPAl Account Limited -- Phishing or Infection scam

TLars
New Community Member

I received this in my email today -- just want to pass it on.   Don't infect you computer by downloading the script file.

 

PayPAl Account Limited  (note the misspelling)

 

(attached was a file labeled   "PayPal Account Limited.htm (7KB)")

 

During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedure we have detected a
slight error in your PayPal account.

This might be due to the following reasons:


1. A recent change in your personal information (ie. change of address, email address)

2. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal
error within our systems.


We have attached a form to this email. Please download the form and follow the
instructions on your screen. NOTE: The form needs to be opened in a modern browser which has
javascript enabled (ex: Internet Explorer, Firefox ,Netscape)


Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary suspend your account.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department.


Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address are not monitored.
For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.

 

 

 

 

 

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