Notification of PayPal Limited Account Access (PHISHING/IDENTITY THEFT SCAM FROM SOMEONE MISREPRESENTING PAYPAL)

How odd, considering that I have no PayPal account! I wonder if the “undisclosed recipients” have an account? I doubt it. This is a phishing attempt by a lowlife who wants your personal info and access to your money. Don’t reply, and never click on an enclosed link in any suspected scam. If you get something like this, you can forward it to PayPal’s fraud team (spoof@paypal.com). I sent this to them and received a reply almost immediately. I’ve enclosed their reply.


Notification of PayPal Limited Account Access

Monday, December 28, 2009 6:07 AM



From:


"PayPal" admin@cscu.org

To:


undisclosed-recipients

 

Dear PayPal Customer

This e-mail is the notification of recent innovations taken by PayPal to detect inactive customers and non-functioning mailboxes.The inactive customers are subject to restriction and removal in the next 1 month.Please confirm your email address and credit card information by clicking the link below:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

 This notification expires January. 5, 2010


Thanks for using PayPal!


Here is the message I received from Paypal's Fraud Department:
 
RE: Fw: Notification of PayPal Limited Account Access (KMM4919657I15977L0KM)
 
Monday, January 4, 2010 12:15 PM



From:


"spoof@paypal.com" spoof@paypal.com

To:


"Linda DePeel"

Hello Linda DePeel,


Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By reporting the problem, you've made a difference!

Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage.

Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to spoof@paypal.com, you help keep yourself and others safe from identity theft.

Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your extra effort.

Thanks,
PayPal

This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement, either PayPal Ince, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118 349.