Tuesday, March 07, 2006

What is a "spoof site", what is "phishing" and why do I need to know about this stuff?

Phishing and Spoofing for PayPal Users

I recently got a spam e-mail supposedly from service@paypal.com. It said

We recently have determined that different computers have logged into your PayPal account, and multiple password failures were present before the login. One of our Customer Service employees has already tried to reach you by phone. As our employee did not manage to reach you, this email has been sent to your notice.
Therefore your account has been temporary suspended. We need you to confirm your identity in order to regain full privileges of your account.


The only problem is, I don't have a paypal account. That was one factor that led me to believe that these folks weren't legit. The other thing was the e-mail address that comes up when you hit 'reply'. Here it is verbatum:

accunting@paypal.com

I could be wrong, but I don't think that PayPal has an accunting department. I know I never got to take accunting in college.

Anyway, below is a link to paypalsucks.com for more information on paypal spoofers and phishers.

What is a "spoof site", what is "phishing" and why do I need to know about this stuff?

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