Monday 31 March 2008

PayPal | PayPal account information needs to be updated

Here's a new PayPal email that threatens to close your account pretty soon (2 days' notice) unless you update certain details. PayPal state they would never ask for this via email, plus they always use your name in the email and don't email "undisclosed-recipients:".

The destination URL is actually http://stolnick-8marta-8b-r1-c1-45.ekb.unitline.ru/www.paypal.com/managament/cgi/, making it the second Phishing email to be posted in these pages within 48 hours using the unitline.ru domain.

Here's the email - already forwarded to PayPal for them to investigate.

Dear valued PayPal member,

It has come to our attention that your PayPal account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.

However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension. Please update your records on or before April 02, 2008.

Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.


To update your PayPal records click on the following link:
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run


Thank you,
PayPal Customer Center.

Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, PayPal will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.

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