On 2005-07-13 02:45:11, FraudEliminator Team writes:

A particularly nefarious scam...

Recently we wrote about how PayPal scams account for the largest number of phishing scams on the net. The newest ones exploit users' fear of phishing and security attacks, making them even more pernicious.

PayPal has over 71 million accounts, and take a look at this scam (sent via e-mail, phishing links removed). It looks like an e-mail warning that somebody else has broken into your account, which is a particularly compelling method to get people to take the bait:


From: "PayPal"<>
Reply-To: <>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 02:29:03 +0200
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: You have added a new credit card home address!

This email confirms that you have added the following address to your
account:

1515 6th Street
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
United States

If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with
your account, go to :

https://paypal.com/webscreen=?cmd_remove/value=cookie?newadress

Sincerely,
PayPal

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