Wednesday, November 14, 2007

PayPal Secure for Holiday Shopping? Seems So

SCOTTMCON the blogger got the following odd email on the weekend
(actually something like 23:30 Saturday night) asking for PayPal vitals
-- account verification bank info card numbers etc.

Seemed unusual but the included link joined and opened a PayPal like
page. But as a worldly person, this blogger went no further --
expecting headaches from it and believing it a fraud.

Note that it came in the middle of the night; was from the UK PayPal to
an American address; and was testing legitimacy through Turkey? And
the turkey who wrote it in slick con-man style couldn't proof read or
spell investigation [Ivestigation].

The 'whois' info about the outfit also follows the note.

Should you receive one, this blogger recommends confirming it with
PayPal before giving information. It was sent to abuse@paypal.com by
SCOTTMCON just in case. PayPal has not yet answered. Unfortunately it
caused a suspension of my account use, nonetheless, while security in it
is re-checked - citing some unauthorised third-party attempt. At least
no losses for scottmcon but time.

<pre>
E-mail message

From: scottconnolly06@yahoo.com(Scott Connolly) Date: Tue, Nov 13,
2007, 9:19pm (EST-3) To: scottagin@webtv.net Subject: FW: Security alert
- immediate response required!
----- Original Message -----
Subject: Security alert - immediate response required!
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 4:36:26
From: Paypal <security@reply3uk.paypal.com>
To: <scottconnolly06@yahoo.com>
Dear PayPal Member,
Our comprehensive fraud-prevention program is one of the key reasons
PayPal is a safe way to pay online. We believe that innovation and
careful analysis is the way to beat fraud. That's why PayPal has
developed industry-leading models to review every transaction, and help
detect suspicious activity.
Our Fraud Investigation Team has recently detect suspicious activity in
your account. In order to continue to operate the PayPal service and to
reduce the risk of fraud, PayPal Corp. ("PayPal" or "we") must ask you
to provide us information about yourself and your credit card and/or
bank account.
----------------------------------------------
To do so please click or copy into your browser the link below:
http://www.ankaratuning.net//templates/czar_green/security.php
----------------------------------------------
    Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please
understand that this is a security measure meant to help protect you and
your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
PayPal Fraud Ivestigation Department
PayPal Email ID PP562
            __________________________________
Be a better pen pal.
Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how.
http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/
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whois informatin for AnkaraTuning.net
<pre>

WHOIS Lookup Lookup registration data for domains. WHOIS information
for: ankaratuning.net:
[whois.dotregistrar.com]
This whois service shows the information for .COM and .NET domains only
if they are registered thru DotRegistrar.com. For ORG, .BIZ, .US .INFO
and
.NAME domains, the information is displayed regardless of the sponsoring
registrar for said domains.
The fact that your query returns "NOT FOUND" does not necessarily mean
that the domain may be available for registration. To search all
domains, please go to the shared registry whois located at:
http://www.internic.net/whois.html
Registrant:
   Yavuz Aydogan (ANKARATUNING-NET-DOM)
   Yavuz Aydogan
   Yenimahalle / Ankara
   Ankara, 06200
   Turkey
   +90.5555920358
   +90.3122554707
   cacharelx@hotmail.com
   Domain Name: ANKARATUNING.NET
      Status: PROTECTED
      Administrative Contact:
      yavuzaydogan cacharelx@hotmail.com
      Yenimahalle / Ankara
      Ankara, 06370
      Turkey
      +90.5555920358
      Fax- +90.3122554707
      Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      yavuzaydogan cacharelx@hotmail.com
      Yenimahalle / Ankara
      Ankara, 06370
      Turkey
      +90.5555920358
      Fax- +90.2554707
      Record last updated on 13-Nov-2007.
   Record expires on 02-Mar-2008.
   Record created on 02-Mar-2005.
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Scott Connolly ... also at scottagin@webtv.net ...
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Comments:
As of today, 11-14-2007; the above referenced ankaratuning.net link was listed as 'phishing' website and barred by security firewall.

'PHISHING" is computerese for a program which illictly digs/ overtly seeks or expects confidential computer account information.

Addendum: the referenced e-mail was received [was diverted by Yahoo Mail to ] in my YAHOO BULK e-mail folder; which had further discredited its legitimacy or urgency.
 
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