A very weird message from paypal

[mackle]

*"Warning: This message might includes a link from someone that's trying to hack paypals' accounts. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT click on any link I am showing below beside the link of the picture."

Link the picture

This is what I got in my mail. It looked like a message and a real link at first. However, I feel a little itching about this so I tried to copy the url to run some tests...And look at what I found!!!. A picture display the paypal message, but it links to somewhere else....I think it probably some home made html/cgi/php/ect....to make it look like Paypal so it can tricks people account.

And below is that link I expected of

http://shmdweb.sheridanbtl.es/pls/paypal.com/revalidate/uservalidate.htm

Check it out guys. Tell me if I've been working to hard and exausted myself to the point of imaginging this story.

 

[cirrhosis]

es is estonia, isn't it?

That should set off warning lights if it hasn't already.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: mackle
*"Warning: This message might includes a link from someone that's trying to hack paypals' accounts. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT click on any link I am showing below beside the link of the picture."

Link the picture

This is what I got in my mail. It looked like a message and a real link at first. However, I feel a little itching about this so I tried to copy the url to run some tests...And look at what I found!!!. A picture display the paypal message, but it links to somewhere else....I think it probably some home made html/cgi/php/ect....to make it look like Paypal so it can tricks people account.

And below is that link I expected of

http://shmdweb.sheridanbtl.es/pls/paypal.com/revalidate/uservalidate.htm

Check it out guys. Tell me if I've been working to hard and exausted myself to the point of imaginging this story.

tried your clickable link, apparently my system security blocked that site.

 

[junkerman123]

if it seems suspicious, it's a scam. Call them to make sure.

 

[Brutuskend]

Report to

spoof@ebay.com

 

[mcvickj]

It isn't legit. Just delete the e-mail and move along.

 

[SagaLore]

It is one of hundreds of phishing scams being sent out under the guise of paypal.

If you want to, you can register on http://www.antisource.com and Submit an article on it, and I will categorize it under Phishing. Only if you want to.

 

[DaveSimmons]

A very weird message not really from paypal

Fixed the thread title for you.

I hope you know what "phishing" is.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: mcvickj
It isn't legit. Just delete the e-mail and move along.

Why? Whats wrong with getting hyped up everytime you get a spoof email?

 

[Sphexi]

View the source, and you'll see that the "link" is actually going to another site, probably something like "paypal.userlogin-2666.info" or something like that. The trick is to look at the actual domain, in Paypal's case it'd have to be "paypal.com/", not "paypal.com.info/", which would definitely take you somewhere other than Paypal.

When in doubt, open up a browser, and manually type in their website address. NEVER click links in emails.

 

[chuckywang]

Looks fishy. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Looks fishy. Thanks for the heads up.

you guys crack me up.. This is a BLATENT phishing scam..

 

[mackle]

tried your clickable link, apparently my system security blocked that site.

Good security system!!! Leak to people know what in your box.....hehe

 

[slick230]

Jesus fvcking tapdancing Christ. There should be a licensing board to own a computer with Internet access.

 

[bleeb]

Dude... i've been getting emails like that too.. careful.

 

[feelingshorter]

dude, those emails are very common...

 

[Pepsi90919]

it's one of the better ones, but they misspelled 'believe'.