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Friday, November 30, 2007

Phisherman

I just got the following email. I really want to send a fax to the number with a big "YEAH RIGHT!"

Dear Paypal Member,
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the credit and debit cards system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding your account. Your account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party.
As a precaution, we are requesting additional verification of your payment and personal information in order to protect your Paypal account against future unauthorized transactions.


Please send a fax with the following informations to remove any holds on this account.
If we will not recive your fax within 24 hours your account will be temporary suspended.

Fax number: (786)-513-0438

BILLING ADRESS:

-First name :
-Last name :
-Adress :
-City :
-Zipcode :
-Phone number :


Account Information:

-Credit/Debit card number(16 digits numbers of your card):
-Expiration Date :
-Code Verification number(3 digits number of the back of your card):
-ATM PIN ( for bank customer verification):
-Social Security Number (SSN)
Elaine Coffe
Paypal Security Division.

3 comments:

David Hughes said...

haha oh man...scary...i can't imagine how many 65 year old ladies are getting their credit cards rang up like school bells right now...

oh man...

Allie said...

i like how they put a woman's name at the end of the email to make it seem innocent. those idiots think we'll fall for anything!

let's faxprank those suckers.

JP said...

I just got the same email.
from PayPla. No, I spelled it just like they did. IR Baboon is phishing?
AI almost wish I had an old fax machine and a phone line to send a looped fax to them.