Web Fraud Rule Number 34

[Seven]

I received this gem the other day.

Dear PayPal Costumer,

This email was sent automatically by the PayPal server randomly in
order to verify that you are the real owner of this account.
This is done for your protection — only you, the recipient of this
email can take the next step in the Verify Your Identity page.

To verify your identity and access your account, follow these steps:

1. Click on the link below. If nothing happens when you click on the link
   (or if you use AOL), copy and paste the link into the address bar of your
   web browser.

FAKE URL REMOVED

The link will take you to our Verify Your Identity page.

2. On the Verify Your Identity page, please fill in ALL the cathegory
   the correct information to verify your identity and click Submit.

3. The information you entered will be reviewed by the
   PayPal Security Team. If you did not enter the correct
   information, your account will be limited or closed.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Security Team

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                PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD    

NEVER give your password to anyone and ONLY log in at
https://www.paypal.com/. Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by
opening a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and typing
in the PayPal URL every time you log in to your account.

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 header of any page.

PayPal Email ID PP315

Web fraud rule number 43. When phishing, use spell check.

[Kat]

What’s rule number 23 then?

[Kat]

:smack:

That should have been:

What’s rule number 34 then?

Grrrrr…stupid flood protection!

[Dragwyr]

Maybe I’m tired, or maybe I don’t know how to spell myself, but I’m not finding the spelling error in that phishing scam message.

[Chairman_Pow]

@Dragwyr

Maybe I’m tired, or maybe I don’t know how to spell myself, but I’m not finding the spelling error in that phishing scam message.

Perhaps superheroes use the service. Or kids going out for trick-or-treating. Or actors.

[catsix]

Grammar check would’ve helped also.

[Nefarious_Chipmunk]

I think the OP is refering to step 2

[Tripler]

Between “Costumer” and “cathegory”, I would have deleted this message outright.

Tripler
Hell, I don’t even have a PayPal account, but I got this one anyway.

[shamrock227]

Perhaps the email was only supposed to be sent to people who routinely dress up as wire transfers?

[Seven]

@Kat

What’s rule number 34 then?

Web Fraud Rule #34: Don’t use your own account when attempting to break into bank websites.

[gotpasswords]

@shamrock227

Perhaps the email was only supposed to be sent to people who routinely dress up as wire transfers?

I’ll have to remember that for Halloween next year.

(barely related tangent) A couple days ago, I set up someone with authority to initiate trillion dollar wires. Just think of the costume I could buy with that!