Warning fake paypal received on My Opera email
by subacati
I received this from security@paipal.com (note the 'i' instead of a 'y' )
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED EMAIL – PLEASE DO NOT REPLY.
TO REPLY YOU MUST LOGIN TO YOUR PayPal ACCOUNT AND SEND US A MESSAGE
VIA OUR SUPPORT CENTRE.
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Someone at 197.0.143.109 has tried to login into your PayPal account and has used the wrong password three times in a row. Your account is locked for security reasons. Please remember the following rules for PayPal passwords:
– Case sensitive (small and large caps matter)
– At least 8 characters long
– At least 1 alphabetic character (A-Z)
– At least 1 non-alphabetic character (0-9, ., +, etc.)
– Cannot be the same as your email address
Please use the secure link to unblock your PayPal account: http://(fake url here)
Kind regards,
The PayPal Team
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PayPal Security Reminders
Protect Your Password
PayPal and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone asks for your password by phone or by email, or on any website other than paypal.com, refuse and immediately report this to security@paypal.com.
Please be advised that PayPal and its representatives will NEVER send you an email asking you to provide your login details within a form provided or to click on a hyperlink to access your account! Immediately report any incident to security@paypal.com.
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PayPal Email ID PP321
Paipal :lol:Whois for 197.0.143.109[Querying whois.arin.net][whois.arin.net]## Query terms are ambiguous. The query is assumed to be:# "n 197.0.143.109"## Use "?" to get help.### The following results may also be obtained via:# http://whois.arin.net/rest/nets;q=197.0.143.109?showDetails=true&showARIN=false&ext=netref2#NetRange: 197.0.0.0 – 197.255.255.255CIDR: 197.0.0.0/8OriginAS:NetName: NET197NetHandle: NET-197-0-0-0-1Parent:NetType: Allocated to AfriNICRegDate: 2008-10-27Updated: 2010-11-09Ref: http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-197-0-0-0-1OrgName: African Network Information CenterOrgId: AFRINICAddress: Level 11ABCAddress: Raffles TowerAddress: Lot 19, CybercityCity: EbeneStateProv:PostalCode:Country: MURegDate: 2004-05-17Updated: 2010-06-28Comment: AfriNIC – http://www.afrinic.netComment: The African & Indian Ocean Internet RegistryRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/AFRINICOrgAbuseHandle: GENER11-ARINOrgAbuseName: Generic POCOrgAbusePhone: +230 4666616OrgAbuseEmail: abusepoc@afrinic.netOrgAbuseRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/GENER11-ARINOrgTechHandle: GENER11-ARINOrgTechName: Generic POCOrgTechPhone: +230 4666616OrgTechEmail: abusepoc@afrinic.netOrgTechRef: http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/GENER11-ARIN## ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use# available at: https://www.arin.net/whois_tou.html#It could be IP of the person who sent this to you 😛
😆 REGISTRY WHOIS FOR PAIPAL.COMDomain Name: paipal.comRegistrar: MARKMONITOR INC.Whois Server: whois.markmonitor.comReferral URL: http://www.markmonitor.comStatus: clientDeleteProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibitedExpiration Date: 2012-09-07Creation Date: 2002-09-07Last Update Date: 2011-08-07Name Servers: ns1.markmonitor.com ns2.markmonitor.com ns3.markmonitor.com ns4.markmonitor.com ns5.markmonitor.com ns6.markmonitor.com ns7.markmonitor.comSee paipal.com DNS RecordsInformation Updated: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 15:04:34 UTCPAIPAL.COM SITE INFORMATIONIP: 64.124.14.63IP Location: Boise, United StatesWebsite Status: activeServer Type: Apache-Coyote/1.1…so now we know….errr…nothing.
Even I've had spam mail since the change to Opera Mail from the messaging system. At least it's provided material for some blog posts. 😀
Very interesting phishing mail I received today:TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNER OF THIS EMAIL ADDRESSYOUR IMF COMPENSATION PAYMENT AS A SCAMMED VICTIMThis is to officially notify you that the meeting held on Monday, the 9th of Jan 2012 here in Nigeria, concerning the rapid growth of fraudulent activities that has been going on globally, especially from the African continent as contained in a report submitted by the International Monitoring Unit of the IMF and the World Bank Anti Craft Commission respectively reviewed that you are among the victims, hence we have been authorized by the governing body of the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F) to compensate few affected victims selected by the International Monitoring Unit based on the recommendation of the commission.Send the following information.Your Name:Your Address:Your Direct Phone Number:A copy of ID:In line of the above, you are been compensated with the sum of USD250.000.00 [Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand USDollars] and the fund will be release to you through our office here in Nigeria. Yours Sincerely,Mr.Phil Wilson .Programme Coordinator,IMF West Africa.I mean, really… 🙄
As if the Nigerian government would ever give a shit about a rich American! (because obviously, everyone who has email must rich and American! 🙄 )
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What would happen if you logged-in with fake information Aadil? That would keep them busy, wouldn't it.
Originally posted by pman45:
They probably use a bot for that anyway! I think that just ignoring them is best! Besides, if you reply, then they know your email is definitely active! :knight: .
You are right, always ignore a fly before you swat it. 😀
I received a phishing email supposedly from PayPal a couple years ago, and it looked very authentic. Even they had to investigate it because it looked like the real thing, except that it had a link to a form to fill out with, of course, my "updated" login info.
PaiPal security warns you about scammers? 😆 That's really funny! 😀
Originally posted by harrytheman:
First time that I've got real spam mail since this change too. Here is mine (I wanted Aadil to share it but hey): Dearest One, how are you doing today! hope all is well with you, I am happy to received your mail today, first of all, i will like to introduce my self to you. my name is Monica , am from Cote Ivory in west Africa , am 25 years old, am fair in complexion, 175 feet in height. I was undergraduate of medical student, i stop my education last years being 2010, and i am also Secretary to my fathers company starting from my school level up till his death. my late father Oliver, was a successful business man, he was also the director of Oliver Plastic ) unfortunately i lost my father last years September because of the problem he have with his elder brother concerning his company, His elder brother was assisting him as the manager of his company, my father help him because he is the only blood brother which he have,due to his wickedness he plan with high killers and killed my father and pretend that my father was killed by thief but he don't know that i know his secret. after some month he plan to kill me as he killed my father, due to my mother was also not alive, she was dead when i was age of 12 years, i don't even enjoy my mothers hood, and after that my father was taking very good care of me till his death so my wicked uncle want to take all his belonging and the plastic company alone, but one of his guide review the secret to me and i escape from my country after i received some trait that show me that he want me dead so that he will take all my fathers property because i am the only child of my father, i came to this country called Senegal which i am living as a refugee in the camp, so please i want you to take me as your sister because my situation is not good, i don't need to be there in my country due to my condition over there that is reason why am here in refugee camp in Dakar Senegal. the only person I have now is rev Joseph Kolo who is the pastor of the (mount zion church Of god ) here in the camp, he has been very nice to me since i came here but i am not living with him rather i live in the females hostel room number… because the camp have two hostels one for men and the other for female, i write and reply mails through the office of the reverend. the reverend telephone number is +221765….. i you call, please tell him that you want to speak with me Monica from ivory cost room number female hostel, he will send for me in the hostel, as a refugee here i don't have any right or privilege to any thing be it money or whatever because it is against the law of this country. i want to go back to my studies because i only attended my first year before the tragic incident that lead to the death of my father took place, please listen to me very careful, i have my late father' death certificate here with me which i will send to you latter, because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in bank. which he used my name as the next of kin,the amount in question is $6,7M (six million seven hundred thousand united state dollars) i have wrote to them and they told me that i most have a foreign partner who will stand on my behalf because of my refugee status, so i will like you to help me transfer this money to your account and from it you can send some money for me to get my traveling papers and air ticket to come to your country. I kept this secret to people in the camp here the only person that knows about it is the Reverend because he is like a father to me. So in the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about it, please my dear i will like you to send me all this mentioned particulars in under for me to know you more and know whom i am dealing with, Below here is what i need from you so that i will send you the bank informations where my late father deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. (1) full name (2) country of residence & city and your phone number in case i want to call you! Remember I am giving you all this information due to the trust i deposed on you, My favorite language is french and English. Have a nice day and think about me. i will be waiting to hear from you, Please i want you to reply with your personal email not myopera.com email for security reason Yours MonicaShe wants to visit me 😀 Nice looking girl…Wait, what if it wasn't a spam after all and I've just put one girl life in risk by posting this mail here :right:
Well there's ten thousand other heiresses out there so it's not a big deal. :p .I really like these refugee camps that have internet. 🙄 .
😀 It was a big deal, it's the first real spam that I've received since I'm using Internet 😀 And she had some nice pictures too 😀
this is awesome… :p i'm the only one not getting spam. :left: no i don't want any.. :eyes:
Originally posted by Cois:
Great. That gives me a fantastic idea 💡 Originally posted by Cois:
Oh…forget that!
Originally posted by harrytheman:
I think I've got the same idea, but you know, we didn't choose to get spams too, it's not his choice…
😆 .Why do I get the feeling the Wolfie is about to get spammed! :devil: .
I wonder how did you get that idea :whistle:
i want something to enlarge my ass for louder farts spam… :happy:
Would this help Swaer? :whistle::p
ahhh :sherlock: now we know why you guys carry those around! :insane:
Well, we have to search there somehow. :whistle: .
:eyes:
Originally posted by gyng:
I couldn't have put it better myself!
Harry,Luckily I have any spam on Opera, just someone stealing my password. I have had occasions on my Yahoo account that I would receive something from PayPal telling me that my order is ready to be processed. I would just delete the damn thing. The Chinese are relentless aren't they? MC