Pay Pal (and other) Spoofs
The SPOOFS continue making the rounds. If you have not received a notice from what APPEARS to be "Pay Pal", or "Amazon Books", or "EBay" (or one of a dozen others) saying something like:
Unauthorized access to your PayPal account!
We recently noticed more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address.
We recently noticed more attempts to log in to your from a foreign IP address.If you accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if you are the rightfull holder of the account, please visit Paypal as soon as possible to verify your identity…
…followed by a bogus URL… then you probably will.
If you've already gotten one (or like me, a dozen or more) of these… then HOPEFULLY you have ignored or deleted them and NOT clicked on any of the links in one of these bogus emails.
My advice.. when you get one of these… either delete it and just move on… or do as I do and forward them to the respective site's tech crew for investigation. I send every one of these I get on to the following addresses for them to investigate (and hopefully, eventually shut these jerks down!)
Open the FULL header before you forward the entire email to the company in question, and remember… these guys… NONE OF THEM, will EVER ask you to access your account with a direct link in the email… nor will they EVER ask you for your account information via email.
When you get one of these… KNOW without question, that it is a spammer trying to sucker you in.
Be smart. Don't fall prey to these tricks!
Have a good week!
Ed
Internet Marketing
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