Post #38797 by Tiki-bot on Thu, Jun 12, 2003 1:07 PM

I got this doozy from "PayPal" yesterday. Most realistic looking password theft attempt I've seen yet. You have to picture this laid out in html exactly like a real Paypal page, with entry boxes for the info they request. The link even goes to the real Paypal page. I was curious so I looked up the security issue on the Paypal site and it says you will never be asked for this info in an email, especially one without the little padlock icon in the lower corner. Smooth.
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Dear PayPal Customer

This e-mail is the notification of recent innovations taken by PayPal to detect inactive customers and non-functioning mailboxes.

The inactive customers are subject to restriction and removal in the next 3 months.

Please confirm your email address and credit card information by logging in to your PayPal account using the form below:

Email Address:
Password:
Full Name:
Credit Card #:
Exp.Date(mm/yyyy):
ATM PIN (For Bank Verification) #:

This notification expires September 31, 2003

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