PayPal fraudulent email

[tiamatlady]

Y0 kiddies,

I just got a VERY GOOD looking spoof email from PayPal.
As in if I hadn't seen a couple of things on LJ recently, it might have fooled me.
PayPal does address these emails, explaining how to tell if it's spoofed, and mine is
(big point - Addressed to "Paypal member" and NOT by my full name.)

So if you get one of these, login to PayPal via a new browser window, and just check it out, before you start clicking away on links. I forwarded mine to PayPal, and will be deleting it shortly.

Do I need to say again - DON'T click on any links IN the email?

Anyway - just a heads up.
I'm going to bed - I'll probably be updating, or killing Wesley in the morning.

EDIT - I got a quick response, probably automated, saying that yes indeedy this is a spoof, don't click on any of the links, don't enter any info, but if you were dumb and did yada yada yada.
Anyone interested in seeing it, let me know, not that you are.

Comments

[tk7602.livejournal.com]

one of the best things about using my good old unix-command-line-old-fashioned-pine is that one can't click links. the url needs to be copy-pasted into a browser.

that extra layer makes it really hard to bite on one of those emails.

[tiamatlady]

True.
I DO know better than to clicky clicky, and usually I force all my incoming email to text only, but effing Outlook sucks and blows.

I know - don't use Outlook. *shrugs* I want something with a scheduler. I'm trying to be a "grown up"

Anyway - it's a very creepy email - it looks REALLY good - this is the first I've ever gotten that looked that good. I'm frightened for the stupid on my friend's list, you know?

[galliana.livejournal.com]

> or killing Wesley in the morning.

Any hope of pictures?

[tiamatlady]

hee hee - I overslept, so no killing Wesley.
Maybe tomorrow.....
(certainly pictures!)

[deadwinter.livejournal.com]

This one's amazingly good. It took me a while to find the bogus http reference.

[tiamatlady]

it startled me for a sec - to the point of me opening a new browser window and logging in to PayPal. I never usually jump to check.

Freaky!