Yet another PayPal Phishing Email.
Today I received an e-mail that appears to be a payment confirmation e-mail from PayPal. The e-mail shows that apparently I ordered an Omega Constellation Men Watch, which is an actual product.
This email confirms that you have paid OMEGAMOVE $385.00 sales@omegamove.com using PAYPAL.
The credit card transaction will appear on your bill as “PAYPAL OMEGAMOVE.”
Like hell I did. Lucky for me, I figured it was a scam, but most people’s reaction would be to click on the link, which takes you to an unauthorized site where you’ll be asked to supply your credit card number. The unauthorized site, looks like PayPal.
PayPal, always addresses you by your first name, therefore you no this is a phishing scam. But with Nigeria scam artists getting smarter, it will only be a matter of time before they start addressing you by your first name.
Therefore, I recommend if you have a PayPal account, always go to the official site by typing the address in your web browser and logging in, never click on a link in an email that supposedly takes you to PayPal. Check the return address of the email too and remember, never give out your personal information unless you are 100 % sure that it is secure.
According to a news article, this new phishing scam may be targeting as many as 10,000 PayPal users. Be careful!
If you receive an email like this, forward it to spoof@paypal.com .
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5 responses so far ↓
nepspeed82
// Jun 2, 2006 at 3:39 pm
I always get emails like that along with many spam mails. I know they are all scams so I try to remove them immediately from my inbox. Believe it or not I’ve gotten used to sorting out 1 or 2 valid emails from my contacts among the 20 or so messages that enter my mail everyday. The rest are put to trash.
Steve Reichard
// Jun 2, 2006 at 10:20 pm
Thank you for telling us my friend there’s a lot of these scams out anymore, and they’re getting smarter like you said.
So I will be sure to make sure to always log in to Paypal, rather than going to a link on an e-mail thank you my friend ((HUGS))
Panda
// Jun 3, 2006 at 11:54 pm
I got an email like that regarding Amazon! You can bet I reported it!
Lord Matt
// Jun 4, 2006 at 11:14 am
There is no need (and no real way) to target PayPal users. Spam an email to a few million people and if even 0.01% react that’s still a few hundred people.
Economy of scale AKA brute force - try enough car door and you will find one unlocked. Same crime, new zone.
Barbara
// May 9, 2008 at 12:33 am
NEVER EVER CLICK on any Pay Pal Link, even if it IS from Pay Pal. You never know. The ONLY way to know is to go to the Pay Pal website: Paypal.com and check your history and account info. Then you know they are PHISHING in your POCKET. They are trying to steal your money and your identity. When will the law find a way to catch these criminals. Must we be overwhelmed with phishing emails? No matter who it is, even if it IS them, DO NOT CLICK on ANYTHING. Same thing with the phone. A bank calls telling you they need you to press # and leave your account number. DO NOT GIVE ANYONE ANY NUMBERS OF ANY KIND AND NOT FOR ANY REASON. CALL THE BANK, CREDIT CARD COMPANY, OR BUSINESS LOOKING FOR INFO AND SPEAK DIRECTLY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. ITS TIME WE FIGHT BACK. WISDOM IS POWER. PASS IT ON.
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