Paypal - PHISHING

Please be aware that you may receive an email from 'paypal security' querying a payment from your account and giving a link to 'claim the money back.' Do not click on the link. Forward it to [email protected]

I received one claiming £39.00 had been paid to Skype for 3 months service!

Checked my real paypal account via my saved link and surprise surprise no payment to Skype.

Here is the phishing email.

From: "PayPal Security" <[email protected]>
To: aiketgate@ .........
Sent: Saturday, 6 October, 2012 7:48:55 AM
Subject: Receipt for Your Payment to Skype

You sent a payment of 39.00 GBP to Skype ([email protected])
Merchant
Skype
[email protected]
Instructions to merchant
You haven't entered any instructions.
Shipping address - Unconfirmed
United Kingdom
Postage details
The seller hasn’t provided any postage details yet.
Description Unit price Qty Amount
3 month subscription
39.00 GBP 1 39.00 GBP
Subtotal 39.00 GBP
Total 39.00 GBP
Payment 39.00 GBP
Payment sent to [email protected]

If you haven't authorized this charge, open a dispute at:
LINK REMOVED and get a full refund.

Paypal have just confirmed it is a phishing attempt.

Yep had that one and ignored it ..

When Paypal write to you, they always use your full registered name

All emails from PayPal go to a folder in my email program. Any that I'm not expecting get checked thoroughly.

After being involved wit it security at government level for many years (which is still surprisingly lax in many areas and stupidly secure in others), I have my email set up to show the proposed link followed by the actual link straight after. Of they don't match up properly, into the bin they go.

Best advise I can give is never click a link in an email, where money and accounts are involved ALWAYS start a browser and type the address you are going to. That way you know for sure you are going to the right place

had this three times in two days. almost replied to the originator telling them they had a small male appendage. but then thought better of it :lol:

Well I have a trick I like to use with phishing links, a specially formulated email address and password.

Odd thing is it works every time...

So many accounts that I never knew I had with this combination, I should be rich.

If you click on a link and are unsure if its real or not, close the browser, or make up an email address and password with suitable words to express your feelings and opinions.

Thanks David for the heads up. I do tend to treat all mail from my bank or paypal with suspicion.

I bought sweat pants and a hoodie from the House of Frazer at the cost of £190 two weeks back with my paypal account.

Someone down south managed to guess my password and knew my username.I spotted it straight away when the transaction email arrived from paypal .I've never owned a hoodie or sweatpants let alone shopped at the House of Frazer.

Quick log in password change and phone call to paypal confirmed that it was bogus.I've just got the money back into my current account almost two weeks later. :bang:

The guy at paypal says change your password often.

Will watch out for this one, cheers for the tip off David........

My advice is check to see if the same message is in 'my messages' inbox on ebay:

If an email originates from eBay, a copy will always appear in the ‘my messages’ folder in your eBay.

If you receive a suspicious email from eBay, it is always best to login to the eBay site (NOT through any links in the email) and check if the same email is available in your ‘my messages’. If it is not, it’s deffo a spoof.