Suspicious PayPal Phising Emails On The Rise

Dabawenyo bloggers and those who are using PayPal for Ebay and other transactions should watch out for suspicious PayPal emails.

I just got one from webmaster@paypal.com asking me to update my account following this link "http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run" or face account cancellation.

I wrote PayPal and verified if the said email came from them and as suspected, it was a phising email. The response was very fast--no more than 5 minutes from the time I sent the query.

Phising is an illegal way of acquiring information which can lead to identity theft. The people behind this can get hold of important financial information about the victim and make life miserable for him.

With the availability of PayPal to Dabawenyos (generally to the Philippines), it is also expected that more people will get phising emails like this. If you get suspicious PayPal emails then please send a query to spoof@paypal.com.