I received the following e-mail from some joker today:
If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with
https://www.paypal.com/row/wf/f=ap_email
Thank you for using PayPal!
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
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PayPal Email ID PP007"
"You have added laptopseller@yahoo.com as a new email address for your
PayPal account.
your account, please contact PayPal customer service at:
The PayPal Team
answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the
"Help" link in the header of any page.
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.
Now, while the link looks legitimate, if you look at the source (in the original e-mail) for where the link in the letter actually directs you, it takes you to a web page with the address:
new-mainepage.info
And if you check the domain registry, you get the following information for who owns the domain:
Domain ID:D7812314-LRMS
Domain Name:NEW-MAINEPAGE.INFO
Created On:24-Oct-2004 22:13:40 UTC
Last Updated On:25-Oct-2004 15:10:11 UTC
Expiration Date:24-Oct-2006 22:13:40 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R171-LRMS
Status:ACTIVE
Status:OK
Registrant ID:C7167803-LRMS
Registrant Name:GILBERTO GRANADOS
Registrant Street1:26381 WHITMAN ST APT. 27
Registrant City:HAYWARD
Registrant State/Province:California
Registrant Postal Code:94544
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.5108251572
Registrant Email:jennifershofestall33@yahoo.com
Admin ID:C7167808-LRMS
Admin Name:GILBERTO GRANADOS
Admin Street1:26381 WHITMAN ST APT. 27
Admin City:HAYWARD
Admin State/Province:California
Admin Postal Code:94544
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.5108251572
Admin Email:jennifershofestall33@yahoo.com
Billing ID:C7167810-LRMS
Billing Name:GILBERTO GRANADOS
Billing Street1:26381 WHITMAN ST APT. 27
Billing City:HAYWARD
Billing State/Province:California
Billing Postal Code:94544
Billing Country:US
Billing Phone:+1.5108251572
Billing Email:jennifershofestall33@yahoo.com
Tech ID:C7167806-LRMS
Tech Name:GILBERTO GRANADOS
Tech Street1:26381 WHITMAN ST APT. 27
Tech City:HAYWARD
Tech State/Province:California
Tech Postal Code:94544
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.5108251572
Tech Email:jennifershofestall33@yahoo.com
Name Server:WSC1.JOMAX.NET
Name Server:WSC2.JOMAX.NET
Gee, I hope some of you guys who live in the 510 area code don't make some prank phone calls to Gilberto.
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