"phishing" schemes get smart

[Karmyn]

Yesterday I recieved an email from paypal saying my account had been frozen because of possibly unauthrized attempts to login from a suspicious isp. I knew right away it was fake because it was sent to an address that I don't use at paypal. The really funny thing was this obvious phishing scheme had an alert about how to spot phony emails. Is this a new trend? I never noticed it before because those things get sent to junk mail right away which I usually ignore.

Nah,in an effort to be like the "real thing" many scams will include links to the real site,advice on protect ing your account against scammers and one even had a sales pitch.

[Tarquin Farquart]

Originally Posted by Karmyn

Yesterday I recieved an email from paypal saying my account had been frozen because of possibly unauthrized attempts to login from a suspicious isp. I knew right away it was fake because it was sent to an address that I don't use at paypal. The really funny thing was this obvious phishing scheme had an alert about how to spot phony emails. Is this a new trend? I never noticed it before because those things get sent to junk mail right away which I usually ignore.

I'm waiting for them to have a link within the email that takes you a fake PayPal site and tells you the email is not a fraud!

[Tantei Kid]

I've clicked on a couple to check them out--knowing they were phishing-- and I have to admit the sites are pretty polished. They look real and they do a good job fudging the url. I feel sorry for the less informed who get these. Looking at the "Soon Parted" thread in We've Got Mail is pretty sad. And those are the people who know about Snopes!