181/95). PayPal - HTML.Phishing.Bank-573

This email targets customers of PayPal.

Message Details

Malware Name:HTML.Phishing.Bank-573
Origin: United States
Date first seen:10/02/2007 21:11:13
From:support@paypal.com <support@paypal.com>
Subject:Please Activate Your Account

Attacker's URLs

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The table shows the current status of the site: if it is still reachable (), or if it has been shut down (). If the site has not been confirmed as a phishing site it is shown with the symbol . The time when the site was first observed is shown, together with the time that the site was shut down, if applicable. Do not visit the attackers site as it may contain malware. You can get more details on the site by clicking on the symbol.

StatusFirst observedShut DownInternet AddressURL
10/02/2007 21:16:26 24/03/2007 11:26:04 United States 66.218.77.68 http://www.geocities.com/panaramelesefut/finalpp.swf   
15/03/2007 13:39:08 15/03/2007 13:39:08 Russian Federation 217.70.106.10 http://photo.sinor.ru/albums/userpics/step1a.html.rar?PayPalWebScrAccount-Verify-Procedure_Login   

Message Text

The text below shows the message content, rendered in a safe way. It does not show images or HTML formatting, but the text is the same as that contained in the phishing email. Each clickable link is shown as a reference. You can see the way the URL is presented in the main body of the text, while the actual URL activated by the link is shown below the main body.


   Limited Account Access Details

   PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the
   accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more
   information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect
   this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited.
   We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize
   for the inconvenience.

   Why is my account access limited?

   Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):

   In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and Acceptable Use Policy, we
   have closed your account. Your funds may be held for 180 days from the date
   of your last transaction. After 180 days, you will be able to access your
   funds by requesting an online bank transfer or, if applicable, a check from
   PayPal. Please update your address or bank information as we cannot be held
   responsible for checks issued to an incorrect address. We do ask that you
   please remove reference(s) to PayPal from your site.

   How can I resolve this issue?

   If you are the rightful holder of the account you must click the link below
   and then complete all steps from the following page as we try to verify your
   personal informations. If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no
   choise but to temporaly suspend your account.

                    [1]Click Here To Verify Your Account

   As we wait authorisation from the FSA, we wish to inform you in advance of
   our  plans and how these may affect you. We will notify you of further
   measures in the coming days. Until then, thank you for using PayPal.

   Yours sincerely,

   PayPal, Inc.

   ____________________________________________________________________________
   Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
   answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the
   "Help" link in the footer of any page.

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   preferences.

   Copyright 2007 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and
   brands are the property of their respective owners.

References

   1. http://www.geocities.com/panaramelesefut/finalpp.swf

Functions

Advice