Todays Phishing Scam

[WSimon]

I just got the following e-mail with an attachment.  Obviously a fake and didn't open it,  Just a warning to us all.

Dear Member,

As part of our efforts to provide a safe and secure environment for the

online community, we regularly screen account activity.

Our review of your account has identified an issue regarding its safe use.

We have placed a restriction on your account as a precaution.

To lift the restriction we will require some further information from you.

If, once we review your further information and we're confident that the

use of your account does not present a safety risk to our service and

customers, we'll be happy to reinstate your account.

We have sent you an attachment which contains all the necessary steps in order to restore your account access.

Download and open it in your browser.

After we have gathered the necessary information, you will regain full access to your account.

We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Very sincerely,

 PayPal Review Department

[SashaMc]

I got this message this afternoon and did click on the link.  It took me to a web page that purported to be that of my bank on record with PayPal and among other things it asked for my Social Security number--as though my bank doesn't already have that information!  I forwarded the email to spoof at PayPal but haven't had a reply yet. 

[NanaMontana]

I received the same email as others today.  The first thing that gave me pause was that it said this was my second notice.  Of course, I didn't receive a first one.  I looked at this community board and was greatful that some of you had already written about it.  Don't click on the links in the email.  

[mjm9914]

I also received the same scam email  as described above.

Here it is if you have not seen it yet....

Hello , Your Name.

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal
system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.

We requested information from you for the following reason:

A recent review of your account determined that we require some additional
information from you in order to provide you with secure service.

Case ID Number: PP-198-555-868

This is a second reminder to log into paypal as soon as possible. Once you log
in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access.

Be sure to log in securely by using the following link:
Click here to restore you accout access

Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your
account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account
safety.

In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement, your account access will remain
limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your
account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further
limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to log in to your
PayPal account as soon as possible to help avoid this.

To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used to
make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the Resolution
Center. If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further
clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal by visiting
the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".

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

Thanks,

PayPal Account Review Department

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account
and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

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I checked my account via the official PayPal web site and found no problem... FYI

Hope this helps...

[FTXNL]

I received this one yesterday.  It was actually addressed to me, not just "Member" but I knew I had not recieved the first notice.  Hovering over the links, they appeared real also, but I just didn't feel right about it.  Then I noticed the senders email address. It was paypay, not paypal.  They are getting wilier, everyone please beware and warn your friends.

Hello (my name removed),

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal
system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.

We requested information from you for the following reason:

A recent review of your account determined that we require some additional
information from you in order to provide you with secure service.

Case ID Number: PP-604-794-477

This is a second reminder to (Removed) as soon as possible. Once you log
in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access.

Be sure to log in securely by using the following link:
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Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your
account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account
safety.

In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement, your account access will remain
limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your
account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further
limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to log in to your
PayPal account as soon as possible to help avoid this. 

To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used to
make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the Resolution
Center. If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further
clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal by visiting
the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".

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

Thanks,

PayPal Account Review Department

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account
and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

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