Friday, June 8, 2012

PayPal Fraud


An Email from PayPal?
Read this to stay safe!



Your PayPal account (xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx) has been limited.

Hello peterblakeborough,

PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect this information, your access to
sensitive account features will be limited. We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

Why is my account access limited ?

Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):

June 7th, 2012 (11:30:09 p.m.) We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

How can I restore my account access ? 
It's easy:

1.   Use your personal paypal form attached to this email.
2.   Confirm that you're the owner of the account by updating your account information.

The process takes about 3 minutes. After your information is successfully verified and updated, you'll be prompted to log into your restored account.


This email was sent to xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx, because your email address is registered with PayPal, please don't reply to this email. It'll just confuse the computer that sent it and you won't get a response.
Copyright 2012 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131.

PayPal Email ID PPxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Update your PayPal account information

Please fill in the blanks.
PayPal Email address
PayPal password
Billing addressProvide the billing address for one of your cards registered with PayPal, which must match the address on your credit card statement.
Address line 1
Address line 2(optional)
ZIP code
City / State
City
State                                                              US Citizens only
Country                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Personal informationProvide your personal information, which must match the information stored in our database.
Social Security Number   US Citizens only
Birth date                                                                                                                                                       
Mother's maiden name
Credit card informationProvide the credit card information for one of your cards registered with PayPal, which must match the information stored in our database and on your credit card statement.
Your name as it appears on card
Issuing BankThe name of your issuing bank for this card.
16 digit Card number
Expiration dateExpiration date
Month             
Year                     
Card Security CodeThis is the 3-digit number on the back of your credit card.
Card PINYour Personal Identification Number for this card.
We check credit card information for security purposes. The verification process takes about 5 seconds. When your information is successfully updated and verified, you'll be prompted to log into your restored account.
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Peter’s Comment
If you receive an email like the one above from PayPal or from any bank do not respond to it. It is a fraud. PayPal and banks do not ask for the above information. If you fill the spaces you will give fraudsters everything they need to empty your account.

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