Re: Security Center Advisory--do not respond, this may be "PHishing" Hans

From: Hans Jostlein <jostlein@fnal.gov>
Date: Mon Feb 28 2005 - 10:34:13 CST

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  To: apsreactor@hep.uchicago.edu
  Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 4:42 AM
  Subject: Security Center Advisory

          
       
       

                    Security Center Advisory!
             

              We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to belive that your account was hijacked by a third party without your authorization. If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you.

              If you are the rightful holder of the account you must click the link below and then complete all steps from the following page as we try to verify your identity.

                          Click here to verify your account
                   

              If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but to temporaly suspend your account.

              Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team

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Received on Mon Feb 28 10:45:20 2005

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