Keep Your PC Safe

Watch out for the latest phishing scam related to PayPal. You get what appears to be a regular email telling you you’ve got funds. If you sell on eBay or are an affiliate payed by PayPal you won’t be surprised to get such an email and click the link. But it’s not PayPal you’re taken to but an identical site that collects your username and password then you get totally fleeced.

Here’s a real-life example of the email:

———— Example ———————

Lance Alan just sent you money with PayPal.

Lance Alan is a Verified buyer.

To complete this payment, you must accept or refuse it within 30 days. If you do
not accept or refuse this payment within 30 days, it will be cancelled and the funds
will be returned to Lance Alan’s account.
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Payment Details
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Amount: 32.00 GBP

Transaction ID: 3NE573JM72B1QRH15

View the details of this transaction online at:

https://www.paypal.co.uk/merchant/id=3NE573JM72B1QRH15

It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in the Recent Activity list
on your Account Overview.

——– End of example —————-

In the example you can see the link looks completely legitimate but behind what is displayed the link is actually this: (DO NOT USE THIS LINK)

www.paypal.co.uk.poyqaired.su/merchant/id=3NE573JM71QRH15/lndex.php

A good Spam filter such as iHateSpam will help keep phishing emails out of your Inbox.