PayPal Account Security Measures

[Nick Mirkovich]

I concur with the other folks on this. It's a bogus email.
The important, but subtle, difference is that PayPal's URL always begins
with https NOT http.
Be careful,
Nick


On Tue, 2005-02-15 at 02:57 -0500, nocturn wrote:
> PayPal Wrote: 
> > Dear PayPal Member,
> > 
> > Your account has been randomly flagged in our system as a part of our
> > routine security measures.  This is a must to ensure that only you have
> > access and use of your PayPal account and to ensure a safe PayPal
> > experience. We require all flagged accounts to verify their information
> > on file with us. To verify your Information at this time, please visit
> > our secure server webform by clicking the hyperlink below 
> > 
> > 	 		 			Click here to verify your Information   		 	     
> > 
> > 
> > Thank you for using PayPal!
> > The PayPal Team             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.
> > 
> > To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update
> > your preferences  here.    	       	
> > PayPal Email ID PP478
> > 
> > 	 	 	 	 		 		 		Protect Your Account Info 		 		 		   Make sure
> > you never provide your password to fraudulent websites.
> > 
> > To safely and securely access the PayPal website or your account, open
> > up a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type in
> > the PayPal URL (http://www.paypal.com/).
> > 
> > PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.
> > 
> > For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please review
> > our Security Tips at http://www.paypal.com/securitytips
> 
> I'm not sure it is authentic.
> 
> A good tip though, set your mail preferences always to plain text
> instead of HTML.
> This adds some protection against URL spoofing.
> 
> 
> -- 
> nocturn
> 
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Nick Mirkovich <nickm1 at zoominternet.net>