Today, we’ve received another phishing email purporting to be from PayPal with spoofed email address.
Scam subject: You Have (1) New Message alert!
Scam message:
Dear PayPal Member,
We are contacting your regarding your PayPal Profile Information
It has come to your attention that your profile information does not match the
information your bank has on file.To update your account we have attached a form to this email.
Please download the form and follow the instructions on your screen.PayPal has “written instructions” under the Fair Credit Reporting Act authorizing
PayPal to obtain information from your personal credit profile or other information
from a credit bureau. PayPal is authorized to obtain such information to confirm
your identity to avoid fraudulent transactions in your name.NOTE: The form needs to be opened in a modern, javascript enabled, browser
(ex: Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3, Safari 3, Opera 9).Therefor,we invite you to update your profile.
Please Note:If your account information is not update within the next 24 hours,
your account will become inactive.We Apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused
Best regards,
PayPal customer service
Copyright © 1999-2011 PayPal. All rights reserved..
Email Attachment: Update Account.html
Everytime victim fill out the details, the information will be sent to the following address:
hxxp://84-36-223.ftth.xms.internl.net/img/ /send.php
