Wednesday 10 September 2014

NOT from PAYPAL - FW: Response required

This is NOT from Paypal.... you can tell because it doesn't start with a personal salutation, the address it was sent to was in the form of twitter @ *domain_name* The format is untidy and the senders' email address is from South Africa. It is a phishing attemp for you to reveal your paypal detail to a scammer! Please pass this information around to your friends, it is a scam and is a serious security threat to your paypal account.
 

 

PayPal


Account Status Update Response required
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Dear Customer,

Recently, there's been activity in your account that seems unusual compared to your normal account activities. Please log in to confirm your identity and update your account information.

To help protect your account, no one can send money or withdraw money. In addition, no one can close your account, send refunds, remove any bank accounts, or remove credit cards.

What's going on?
We're concerned that someone is using your account without your knowledge. Recent activity on your account seems to have occurred from a suspicious location or under circumstances that may be different than usual.

What do I do?
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Once you've completed all the tasks, we'll remove all restictions immediately.
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-----Original Message-----
From:
PayPal [mailto:jped2@zhous.co.za]
Sent:
09 September 2014 19:38
To: twitter@
 ***************** 
Subject: Response required

Thursday 4 September 2014

NOT from Apple - Unauthorised Appstore Purchase

This looks like a genuine Apple security warning however it will take you to a phishing site if you click on the link.
Only log into your online accounts by typing their address yourself, never click on links in emails, a good 'fake' is getting harder to spot as the phishers get better at copying official pages and emails.
 
 

 
Good day,

Your AppleID was recently used to purchase "Lane Splitter" from the iTunes Store on a Personal Computer or device that had not earlier been connected with your AppleID.

This action was observed from the following IP: 217.149.182.65 (Volgograd, Russia).
.

If you are the one who made this operation, you can disregard this warning. It was sent to you only to alert you if you did not make the operation by yourself.

If you did not make this action, we recommend that you urgently verify your AppleID: 
 
LINK REMOVED 
 
In any case, your financial details are in safe on Apple security servers. Remember, that Apple will never send you a request to give your financial information by e-mail or via telephone.


Best regards,
Apple Inc.




-----Original Message-----From: AppStore Notifications [mailto:checkauth@apple.com] Sent: 04 September 2014 19:45To: *****************Subject: Unauthorised Appstore Purchase
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Sunday 10 August 2014

Facebook Scams and Fake Profiles

 
This is a fake facebook profile... the pictures are NOT of 'Loveth Salazar' but of a lady called Lola Omotayo-Okoye who is the wife of P-Square's Peter Okoye - Photos STOLEN from the internet.
(I hope the original owner doesn't mind them appearing here)
 
This is the conversation started today....
 
The intention of whoever is behind the profile is to gather personal information and use it either for profit or to perpetrate another scam possibly via email.
This could be a lottery scam saying you are a winner (asking for a release fee). It could be a dating scam where the 'young lady' asks for cash for education or airline tickets to meet you!
 
These are the giveaway signs that it is a scam...
 
The picture looks very professional, is nearly always a head-shot, in this case easy to trace on google.
Very few other photos.
No cover photo
She has only 11 friends.
Why would she contact someone she's never met?
Poor English, using 'Dear' as an introduction - very common.
The email address suggests another person.
The use of '&' but no other abbreviations.
An immediate insistance to send an email address or use another means of contact (the profile will not be up for long, they don't want to lose contact with you!)
 
This report is not just about the profile shown here, it's intended as a general guide to spotting a fake facebook profile by highlighting unusual activity.
 
If this has happened to you or you would just like to warn others, please like and share this post, Thank You.

Friday 18 July 2014

FW: Recently, there's been activity in your account that seems unusual compared to your normal account activities

This is NOT from Paypal.... do not follow the instructions - JUST DELETE IT! 
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PayPal

Account Status Update Response required
Update account information
Upon receipt

Log in to PayPal to resolve a limitation on your account

Dear Customer,

Recently, there's been activity in your account that seems unusual compared to your normal account activities. Please log in to confirm your identity and update your account information.

To help protect your account, no one can send money or withdraw money. In addition, no one can close your account, send refunds, remove any bank accounts, or remove credit cards.

What's going on?

We're concerned that someone is using your account without your knowledge. Recent activity on your account seems to have occurred from a suspicious location or under circumstances that may be different than usual.

What do I do?

Log in to your account as soon as possible. We may ask you to confirm information you provided when you created your account to make sure that you're the account holder.

Update Your Information

What's next?

Once you've completed all the tasks, we'll remove all restictions immediately.
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-----Original Message-----
From:
PayPal [mailto:r946cyl3mglfp0d@provivan.de]
Sent:
16 July 2014 13:41
To:
  ************Subject: Recently, there's been activity in your account that seems unusual compared to your normal account activities

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