16 Dec 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Phishing Emails | No Comments »

“Update Your Information” email Threat Level: “Update Your Information” email is a threat

“Update Your Information” email screenshot “Update Your Information” email is a classic phishing email. This “Update Your Information” email tells you your Paypal account needs to be updated, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Paypal login info.

If you accidentally log into the site this “Update Your Information” email links to (http://203.187.186.131), you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that this “Update Your Information” email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like this “Update Your Information” email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type Paypal’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Now let me show you how to block this “Update Your Information” email.

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05 Dec 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Phishing Emails | 1 Comment »

“Please Restore Your Account Access” email Threat Level: “Please Restore Your Account Access” email is a threat

“Please Restore Your Account Access” email screenshot “Please Restore Your Account Access” email is a classic phishing email. This “Please Restore Your Account Access” email tells you your Paypal account needs to be restored, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Paypal login info.

If you accidentally log into the site this “Please Restore Your Account Access” email links to (http://99.198.96.114), you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that this “Please Restore Your Account Access” email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like this “Please Restore Your Account Access” email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type Paypal’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Now let me show you how to block this “Please Restore Your Account Access” email.

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25 Oct 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Phishing Emails | 1 Comment »

“New Email Address” Email Threat Level: “New Email Address” Email is a threat

“New Email Address” Email screenshot “New Email Address” Email is a classic phishing email. “New Email Address” Email tells you an email address has been added to your Paypal account, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Paypal login info.

If you accidentally log into the site “New Email Address” Email links to (http://163.27.235.20:443), you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that “New Email Address” Email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like this “New Email Address” Email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the email might be real, type Paypal’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Let me show you how to block “New Email Address” Email.

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