Although some elements of the form are genuine (a little blue PayPal symbol links to, for example), information entered into the data boxes does not get sent to the online banking house it is instead routed to an e-mail address in Russia.Įarlier versions ran the con in a slightly different way: Official-looking e-mails informed users their accounts had been flagged for fraud investigation and provided a hot link to a special PayPal webpage where they could fill in the blanks - name, address, credit card number - supposedly necessary to reinstate their account status. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respectiveĭon’t be fooled - these “phantom emails” do not originate with either PayPal or eBay they are the creation of thieves intent upon harvesting bank account and credit card numbers from the unwary. If you previously asked to be excluded from Providian product offerings and solicitations, they apologize for this e-mail.Every effort was made to ensure that you were excluded from this e-mail. If you do not wish to receive promotional e-mailfrom Providian, go to .Ĭopyright© 2002 PayPal Inc. Replies to this email will not be processed. Changes to your preferences may take several days to be reflected in our mailings. To modify your notification preferences and unsubscribe, go to Īnd log in to your account. Your PayPal account is set up to receive the PayPal Periodical newsletter and product updates when you create your account. This PayPal notification was sent to your mailbox. This notification expires March 31, 2003. The email included a form for recipients to enter their email addresses, account passwords, bank account numbers and credit card numbers and expiration dates, and then to hit a "Log In" button. To restore your account to its regular status, you must confirm your email address by logging in to your PayPal account using the form below:
Protecting the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Your account has been randomly selected for this maintenance, and placed on Limited Access status. PayPal is currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures. For instance, the rumor has spread via emails that appear to be authored by the company itself - but, in reality, scammers are responsible for the messages. The claim that PayPal, the online payment app, needs users to resubmit their credit card and bank account information as part if routine security maintence has circulated online since at least 2002.
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