Paypal email

[Fieldsy]

Just had this from Paypal, but always a bit sceptical when being asked for updated personal information, is this legit or another scam??

Dear PayPal member,

We regret to inform you that your account is about to be expired
in next five business days. To avoid suspension of your account
you have to reactivate it by providing us with your personal information.

To update your personal profile and continue using PayPal services
you have to run the attached application to this email. Just run it
and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT! If you ignore this alert, your account will be suspended
in next five business days and you will not be able to use PayPal anymore.

Thank you for using PayPal.

cheers

Fieldsy

[Koi]

To update your personal profile and continue using PayPal services
you have to run the attached application to this email. Just run it
and follow the instructions.

I would have thought that you update your profile from within pay pal on your account. Don't see the need to run a separate application to do this, could be wrong but sceptical.

[Fieldsy]

If you have an account with them Koi or anyone else for that matter, don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just found this on paypal site;



As you may know, fraudulent PayPal look-alike emails are being circulated to our customers and requesting personal information. These fraudulent emails address PayPal customers with the salutation "Dear PayPal User" or "Dear PayPal Member," and are NOT sent by PayPal.

Use the following tips to protect your PayPal account:
Never give out the following information in an email:


First name, last name, business name


Email and password combination


Credit card, bank account, and PIN number


Social security and driver's license number


Do not download attachments, software updates, or any application to your computer via a link you received in an email. PayPal will not ask you to download anything for your account to work.


Choose a unique password and change it every 30-60 days.
If you are ever uncertain about the validity of an email or application, go to the PayPal web site at https://www.paypal.com/ to check it out.

If you think you have received a fraudulent email, please forward the entire email to spoof@paypal.com and then delete it.


I guess its another scam!!

[hormygollop]

IT IS A SCAM
If you have this email forward it to accessviolation@paypal.com they are investigating.


Cheers
Keith




I received the same male and forwarded it to paypal and got this response


Dear Keith Palmer,

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.

[Bryan]

I work for an Internet Security company. This is a variant of the MiMail virus tha have been doing the rounds lately. Never, ever, give your bank or credit card details to anyone if requested by e-mail, only provide them if you are requested when logging on to a secure site (check the little padlock icon is present in the bottom right of your browser). No secure icon - no bank/ credit card details.

Furtehr info on this one.

Aliases:
W32/Mimail.i@mm, W32.Paylap@mm, Worm_Mimail.i, W32/Mimail-i, Mimail.i

Description of Incident

The Mimail.I worm is today spreading in significant numbers. The worm is a mass mailer which attempts to steal credit card information. It targets PayPal customers (From address PayPal.com donotreply@paypal.com) claiming that their account has expired. When run, the attachment displays a window requesting input of credit card number, PIN no., CVV code, and expiry date.


Subject:

YOUR PAYPAL.COM ACCOUNT EXPIRES


Attachments:

paypal.asp.scr
or
www.paypal.com.scr


Message body:

Dear PayPal member,

PayPal would like to inform you about some important information regarding your PayPal account. This account, which is associated with the email address <Target user's email address> will be expiring within five business days. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause, but this is occurring because all of our customers are required to update their account settings with their personal information.

We are taking these actions because we are implementing a new security policy on our website to insure everyone's absolute privacy. To avoid any interruption in PayPal services then you will need to run the application that we have sent with this email (see attachment) and follow the instructions. Please do not send your personal information through email, as it will not be as secure. IMPORTANT! If you do not update your information with our secure application within the next five business days then we will be forced to deactivate your account and you will not be able to use your PayPal account any longer. It is strongly recommended that you take a few minutes out of your busy day and complete this now.

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE VIA EMAIL! This mail is sent by an automated message system and the reply will not be received. Thank you for using PayPal.


Severity: Medium
Incidence: Medium
Potential impact: Medium



regards

Bryan