Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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Examples of the "Nigerian scam" that flood my email box everyday.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

PHISH WARNING

The following fake email, purportedly from PayPal, is currently doing the rounds.

Should you receive one of these, do not respond to it or click on the link.

PayPal have confirmed that it is a fake, designed to trick you into revealing your account details.

Unauthorized access to your PayPal account!



We recently noticed more attempts to log in to your PayPal account 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:

Click here to verify your account






You can also verify your account by logging into your PayPal account at
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but to temporaly suspend your account.

We ask that you allow at least 72 hours for the case to be investigated and we strongly recommend to verify your account in that time.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team




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