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 Post subject: Paypal "New Anti Fraud System" Phish
PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:13 am 
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There are emails in circulation directing end-users to the following web site:

moxieusa.com/includes/PEAR/Thanks.htm

It's a Paypal phish with an added "bonus" - when you visit the page from the mail, you're presented with the following message:

"You Have Successfully Confirmed your account information.

The New Anti Fraud System has been successfully added to your PayPal account."

Entirely false, of course - nothing has been added. There's also a short ramble about additional security features:
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