[SEL] OT PayPal problem email-Check out the reply date!!

[bill at antique-engines.com]

They may be idiots but you can trust that as of now they have stolen the
account numbers and personal information of thousands of bigger idiots who
believe these messages and respond - giving away their information.

No one - not paypal, not ebay, not any bank, etc. EVER EVER EVER asks for
informaton or account verification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

http://antiphishing.org/

Take a CLOSE look at the links - the url's they REALLY go to are not
paypal, and in the case of ebay, are not ebay, etc. It only looks like
they are, and IE browser makes it worse by NOT accurately reflecting the
URL that you are redirected to.
(It's another reason to not use IE, too)

Bill

> Hey list members who use Paypal.
>
> Check out the date on this one!!!
>
> What idiots!!!
>
> Even leap year only has 29 days!!!
>
>
> Just had to share!!!
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>
> Peg Pfeiffer
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> Dear valued PayPal® member:
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> PayPal® is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community
> of
> buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal
> employs
> some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud
> teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity.
>
> Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your
> account. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure that
> your
> account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your
> account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.
> This
> is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not
> compromised.
>
> In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may
> require some specific information from you for the following reason:
>
> We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an
> unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account
> is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account
> features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please
> understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.
>
> Case ID Number:
>
> We encourage you to log in and restore full access as soon as possible.
> Should access to your account remain limited for an extended period of
> time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account.
>
> However, failure to restore your records will result in account
> suspension.
> Please update your records on or before February 30, 2005.
>
> 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:
> https://www.paypal.com
>
>
>
> Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that
> this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account. We
> apologize for any inconvenience.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> PayPal® Account Review Department
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> PayPal Email ID
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>
> Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, PayPal will
> periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.
>
> Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.
> http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/policy_privacy-outside
>
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