181/97). 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:13/02/2007 00:52:50
From:"PayPal Security Center"<support@paypal.com>
Subject:Resolution Center: Your account is limited.

Attacker's URLs

The following table shows the details of the URLs used by the attacker. These could either be the fake website of the attack, or a site which redirects to the attackers fake site. Sometimes the attacker will use an additional site for hosting resources such as images.

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
13/02/2007 00:58:04 13/02/2007 08:16:44 Germany 212.59.54.1 http://www.advisa-hannover.de/images/cgi-bin/webscr.php.html   

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.


                                 [1]PayPal 

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February 12, 2007,

PayPal Resolution Center: Your account is limited.
Your case ID for this reason is PP-0064310.


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. Untill
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.

This is done for your protection only you, the recipient of this email can
take the next step in the remove limitation process.

Why is my account access limited?

February 12, 2007: We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by
a third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary
concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features.
We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that
this temporary limitation is for your protection.

Your case ID for this reason is PP-0064310.

How can I restore my account access?


Please click here Steps to Remove Limitations. and complete the fields:

[2]https://www.paypal.com/us/vst/id=8FB447856X071163W


Completing all of the checklist items will automatically restore your
account access.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal an eBay Company

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PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD

NEVER give your password to anyone, including PayPal employees. Protect
yourself against fraudulent websites by opening a new web browser (e.g.
Internet Explorer or Netscape) and typing in the PayPal URL every time
you log in to your account.


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Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team


Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and
you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal
account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any
PayPal page.

PayPal Email ID PP-PP-0064310.

References

   1. http://www.advisa-hannover.de/images/cgi-bin/webscr.php.html
   2. http://www.advisa-hannover.de/images/cgi-bin/webscr.php.html

Functions

Advice