Dec 18 2006
Gone Phishing…AGAIN!
Man! I got hit with another attempt. This time it was attempting to get my Paypal information. PayPal is a web service that allows you to securely execute financial transactions online. PayPal acts as a go-between between you and a vendor so you don’t need to share your credit card information with everyone and his dog… just PayPal.
This time the phishing attempt came in the form of an email confirming my order of a Dell computer. Well, I didn’t buy a Dell computer and the phishermen were counting on that. For my “convenience” they provided a “cancel order” link in the email which brought me to this page:
Note the url I’ve circled. All the other links in the email pointed to apparently legitimate PayPal sites. The “cancel order” link brought me here, requesting me to enter my credentials. This is NOT a PayPal link.
Be very, very careful. There’s plenty of phishers in the sea. Don’t get hooked.
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December 22nd, 2006 at 11:57 pm
You can tell it’s a bogus site by the “s” missing. If it’s truly a “secure” site, it will read https://. Next time you log into your bank, watch for the https…..then you know you’re ok.