OT ** PAYPAL SCAM ** Beware...

[redrocco at gcj.net (Martin Rodriguez- CJS/ELP)]

> Just sharing information....
>
> Yesterday I received and email from "PayPal" asking me to confirm my
account
> (UserID, password, bank account etc...) it was a HTML form  in my email w/
a
> "Submit" button.....
>
> This is ** FAKE ** -- I had read PayPal will never via email or phone
erver
> ask for your password or other private information...
>
> I contacted PayPal and the confirmed this was a SCAM -- Beware....
>
> This is the reply from paypal...
>
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> Dear Kevin Erskine,
>
> Thank you for contacting PayPal.
>
> Thank you for bringing this suspicious email to our attention. We can
> confirm that the email you received was not sent to you by PayPal. The
> website linked to this email is not a registered URL authorized or used by
> PayPal. We are currently investigating this incident fully. Please do not
> enter any personal or financial information into this website.
>
> If you have surrendered any personal or financial information to this
> fraudulent website, you should immediately log into your PayPal Account
and
> change your password and secret question and answer information. Any
> compromised financial information should be reported to the appropriate
> parties.
>
> If you notice any unauthorized activity associated with your PayPal
> transaction history, please immediately report this to PayPal by following
> the instructions below:
>
> 1.  Go to https://www.paypal.com/
> 2.  Click on the Security Center at the bottom of the page
> 3.  Click on "Report a Problem"
> 4.  Select the Topic: Report Fraud
> 5:  Select the Subtopic: Unauthorized use of my PayPal Account, and click
> Continue.
> 6.  Follow the instructions to access the appropriate form
>
> If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.
>
> Sincerely,
> PayPal Account Review Department
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