PayPal Phishing

[pb3vr6 at yahoo.com (Tonee Northam)]

Actually it did have a link, www.paypal.com/confirm-pp4145570 where to log in and follow the instructions.
   
  The link could be renamed/set up as a paypal look alike, where you enter your login/password and then they login to your paypal account and buy 1000 pink flamingos. (theory)
   
  Ellen and I watch these emails closely anyway. But this is the first one I've gotten to be a scam.

Jean-Claude Desinor <desinor@sympatico.ca> wrote:
  Funny, they are not asking you to connect to the paypal site and 
confirm anything?
I recently got something similar from Interac. I supposedly received 
a payment from someone I do not know. It included a link to my bank to 
proceed with the deposit. But I looked at the source of the message and 
found that the link provided was not going to the bank.
I used http://www.netcraft.com to identify the site, forwarded the 
whole thing to my bank.
Jean-Claude

Tonee Northam a ?crit :
> Sorry aboot that.
> 
> Dear Tonee Northam,
> 
> Thank you for contacting PayPal.
> 
> You are absolutely right. The email you are referring to did not come from
> PayPal. It is a random attempt by some party to steal private information.
> The sender does not know if you have a PayPal account or not. They're just
> taking a shot in the dark that maybe you do. Please forward any such email
> to us at spoof@paypal.com and our fraud team will look into it.
> 
> If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.
> 
> Sincerely,
> William
> PayPal Resolution Services
> PayPal, an eBay Company
> 
> 
> 
> Original Message Follows:
> ------------------------
> Form Message
> customer subject: Fraud Email
> customer message: The web address (URL) of the site you are reporting: 
> 'service@paypal.com'
> Additional Information: 'I just received an email comfirmation stating that
> I have purchased a Nokia camera using my paypal account. I logged into my
> account directly, not using the link provided in the email to verify. There
> is no history of the transaction. The Transaction ID: 52B33954AF427542H,
> Shipping From: Andrew Trent
> 4965 Dunlay Ave.
> Fresno , CA , 93726
> United States
> 
> 
>>To: pb3vr6@yahoo.com
>>Subject: Receipt for Your Payment to ATTWireless
>>From: service@paypal.com Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert ,
>>Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 15:17:19 -0500 (CDT)
>>
>>This email confirms that you have paid ATTWireless (paypal@attsales.com)
> 
> $270.80 USD using PayPal.
> 
>>This transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL ATTSALES.*"
>>PayPal Shopping Cart Contents
>>
>>Transaction ID: 52B33954AF427542H
>>Total: $270.80 USD
>>Item/Product Name: Nokia 7280 - Color Screen , Camera Built-In
>>
>>Business Information
>>
>>Business: ATTWireless
>>Contact E-Mail: contact@attsales
>>
>>Thanks, Tonee Northam'
> 
> 
> 
> Jean-Claude Desinor wrote:
> Where is the attached message?
> 
> Jean-Claude
> 
> Tonee Northam a ?crit :
> 
>>Hey all, just got a bogus email from some phisher, contacted PayPal directly and they confirmed it wasn't from them.
>>
>>Plus, Ellen would kill me if I bought a new cell phone.
>>
>>Tonee
>>
>>Note: forwarded message attached.