Comments on: Am I getting phished? http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/ Politics, current events, culture - From Finland & United States Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bit Design http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-50274 Bit Design Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:39:16 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-50274 Great site! _____________________________________________________ Bit Design is a Belgrade, Yugoslavia web design agency. Bit Design provides cost-effective corporate branding and Internet solutions for start-up and established businesses. www.seo.co.yu www.bitdesign.co.yu Great site!
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Bit Design is a Belgrade, Yugoslavia web design agency. Bit Design provides cost-effective corporate branding and Internet solutions for start-up and established businesses.

http://www.seo.co.yu
http://www.bitdesign.co.yu

]]> By: Bit Design http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-49909 Bit Design Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:33:06 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-49909 Great site! ____________________________________________________________ Bit Design is a Belgrade, Yugoslavia web design agency. Bit Design provides cost-effective corporate branding and Internet solutions for start-up and established businesses. www.seo.co.yu Great site!
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Bit Design is a Belgrade, Yugoslavia web design agency. Bit Design provides cost-effective corporate branding and Internet solutions for start-up and established businesses.

http://www.seo.co.yu

]]> By: Mikko Sandt http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-26305 Mikko Sandt Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:58:20 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-26305 Heh - I get about two of these each day:) To remember: -PayPal never asks you to change your login/password -The links and IPs within the emails don't point to PayPal Heh - I get about two of these each day:)

To remember:
-PayPal never asks you to change your login/password
-The links and IPs within the emails don’t point to PayPal

]]> By: D http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-22885 D Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:04:14 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-22885 ITS REAL!! Give them your info and tell us of your experience ;) ITS REAL!! Give them your info and tell us of your experience ;)

]]> By: Jussi http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-22751 Jussi Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:31:20 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-22751 It is indeed a phishing attempt, and got me for a moment on Dec 30, when I first received this (and reported it to Paypal). it is actually well made, as it just first asks you to update your profile (i.e. not asking to send anything by email). What I did was that I logged in to Paypal (throught paypal.com) and couldn't find anything wrong in the account (surprise, surprise :)). I wondered, and went back to the email, read it through again, and finally just clicked the provided link: I was then shown a login screen (exactly like Paypal's own, and without thinking just typed in the username and password and got to a page that asked me to update my information, including credit card number. I then glanced at the URL, and saw that it was no longet www.paypal.com, but www.paypal-accounts.info, and the case was clear. Naturally I went back to my account and changed the password (as I probably had sent them ovet to them through the fake login screen). Hell, I thought I would never be fooled... It is indeed a phishing attempt, and got me for a moment on Dec 30, when I first received this (and reported it to Paypal). it is actually well made, as it just first asks you to update your profile (i.e. not asking to send anything by email). What I did was that I logged in to Paypal (throught paypal.com) and couldn’t find anything wrong in the account (surprise, surprise :)). I wondered, and went back to the email, read it through again, and finally just clicked the provided link: I was then shown a login screen (exactly like Paypal’s own, and without thinking just typed in the username and password and got to a page that asked me to update my information, including credit card number. I then glanced at the URL, and saw that it was no longet http://www.paypal.com, but http://www.paypal-accounts.info, and the case was clear. Naturally I went back to my account and changed the password (as I probably had sent them ovet to them through the fake login screen). Hell, I thought I would never be fooled…

]]> By: Hank W. http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21709 Hank W. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:17:50 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21709 Damn, my friend told me to read this one blog, I think I was <i>philled</i> ;) Damn, my friend told me to read this one blog, I think I was philled ;)

]]> By: Mo http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21706 Mo Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:12:05 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21706 January 35?..How often does that come along (*joke*)? Hah, that's worse than February 29th. That's a good one. Print it off and post it on your Wall of Shame for laughs. January 35?..How often does that come along (*joke*)? Hah, that’s worse than February 29th.

That’s a good one. Print it off and post it on your Wall of Shame for laughs.

]]> By: Antti (the redneck one) http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21550 Antti (the redneck one) Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:07:44 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21550 My junkmail address draws a few of those every now and then. As the address is already a garbage dump, I sometimes provide Harry P. Mulquist's information. My junkmail address draws a few of those every now and then. As the address is already a garbage dump, I sometimes provide Harry P. Mulquist’s information.

]]> By: Söderberg http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21444 Söderberg Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:39:49 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21444 A collague of mine told me he got a flood of those e-mails after he posted some critical comments on an American right-wing blog. Are you sure your right-wing credentials are up to standard, Phil? A collague of mine told me he got a flood of those e-mails after he posted some critical comments on an American right-wing blog. Are you sure your right-wing credentials are up to standard, Phil?

]]> By: Phil http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21440 Phil Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:03:35 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21440 Yeah yeah, it's mos def a phish, I think it was the January 35th in bold red letters that gave it away! Yeah yeah, it’s mos def a phish, I think it was the January 35th in bold red letters that gave it away!

]]> By: Paula http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21434 Paula Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:04:33 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21434 I've received plenty of these even though I don't even have a valid PayPal account... Sheesh. I’ve received plenty of these even though I don’t even have a valid PayPal account…

Sheesh.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21432 Anonymous Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:49:33 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21432 There are several red flags on that mail, although it is a fairly good attempt at phishing. I noticed at least the lack of presupplied personal information (first name), request for personal information, short deadline (a week instead of at least a month), highlighted deadline, mispresented deadline, assurance of no trouble in the future, claiming to be an anti-phishing procedure, threatening to close the account, and especially the hyperlink to the a page. There are several red flags on that mail, although it is a fairly good attempt at phishing. I noticed at least the lack of presupplied personal information (first name), request for personal information, short deadline (a week instead of at least a month), highlighted deadline, mispresented deadline, assurance of no trouble in the future, claiming to be an anti-phishing procedure, threatening to close the account, and especially the hyperlink to the a page.

]]> By: Igor http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21424 Igor Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:23:19 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21424 That's exactly a phish, paypal never sending message without your name on the first row. I receiving tons of emails like that. Sometimes I send em to spoof@paypal.com just to check. They answering me with confirmation of phishing attempt. That’s exactly a phish, paypal never sending message without your name on the first row. I receiving tons of emails like that. Sometimes I send em to spoof@paypal.com just to check. They answering me with confirmation of phishing attempt.

]]> By: Mr. Anonymous http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21423 Mr. Anonymous Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:18:11 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21423 I smell a phish: http://www.antiphishing.org/phishing_archive/06-25-04_PayPal_(Verify_and_update_your_PayPal_information).html I smell a phish:

http://www.antiphishing.org/phishing_archive/06-25-04_PayPal_(Verify_and_update_your_PayPal_information).html

]]> By: frumiousb http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21422 frumiousb Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:16:27 +0000 http://www.finlandforthought.net/2006/01/30/am-i-getting-phished/#comment-21422 It is definitely a phish. Mouseover the link, I'll think that you'll find that the link does not go where it says that it does. Read: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/general/SecuritySpoof-outside Report it, and needless to say-- don't click the link or give them any information. It is definitely a phish.

Mouseover the link, I’ll think that you’ll find that the link does not go where it says that it does.

Read:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/general/SecuritySpoof-outside

Report it, and needless to say– don’t click the link or give them any information.

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