Just got this in an e-mail. Anyone else ever gotten this? I am reluctant to go and do this, in the event this itself is a hack attempt (redirect, or something like this). That, and to my knowledge, this e-mail has no paypal associated with it, so this seems bizarre. Any thoughts?
It's spam, I get those at least 20 times a day. Look at the REAL URL that it's sending you to, it's probably an IP address (which will obviously NOT be paypal).
It's a phishing email. What you have printed above is the phishing text. If you look at the source code of the email you will find the real url.
Hover over the link and you will see where it really goes If you are ever unsure of a Paypal email, just delete the email, go to the actual site www.paypal.com, log in, and see if a message pops up. I had my account suspended after accepting more then I was allowed without a passport etc. They provide the notification thorugh your account so you don't ever have to follow a link in an email.
Spam! I don't understand the motivation behind such an email ... I get a similar email from someone who claims to be from ebay too..
How does a 3rd party get login details if I login with https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr? cmd=_login-run .. A domain owned by paypal ... Or, you mean to say, the hyperlink points to a different url (which is ofcourse hidden) , with the same fake UI a paypal ?
THats the anchor text of the link...It actually goes to something like http://paypal.123.333.322.33/rippedoff
Correct. When you look at the code (or mouseover) you see an entirely different destination url: Something like this: <a href="http://give.us.your.account.info@paypalspoofaddress.co.uk?redirect:spoof3tospoof4.co.uk?runcmd=sneaky_details_url">https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?</a> Code (markup): <edit>geeze, you guys are fast at typing!
Thank you all, exactly what it was: "Customcare@paypal.com" is actually: 204.202.3.158, kolumbus.crystalindia.com. When I've reported these losers before, nothing has happened. Any suggestions as to how to shut this user down?
Using Smartwhois, that is what I did. But I usually get back e-mails saying "sorry, can't do anything without a court order" or something like that. Any other thoughts (besides tapping on "kolumbus.crystalindia.com's" door and offering a fond hello).
HAHAHA I get these emails all the time almost as much as the letters from the wife of the now deceased General Wantanasa of the East Nigerian Liberation Army offering my 25Million Dollars to help smuggle her money out of her country. God if it was all true, I would be making several billion dollars a year!
I remember getting a mail from a nigerian before 5-6 years when I was new to internet... It said... "Congrats!! you have won 1 millions dollars" ... Send us your address details, so that we can send u the check... And I being new to internet, did the same... Next mail.. Your check is done.. But we have not paid some crap transaction fee before we can actually send the check to u... So they asked me to make a payment of $250 and have the check... I stayed away!
I've gotten the Nigerian scam for years, although it wasn't until recent submissions to directories and such that they came back with a vengeance. This is the first paypal phishing scam I've received.
I have got this paypal letters even for email accounts that were not associated or added to the main paypal account. That helped me make a note of it.
if you doubting anything just type www.paypal.com in your browser and ocntact them through custoemr support.