Paypal Scams - How they do it...

[computerworks]

With all the talk about the stolen eBay and Paypal accounts, I thought I would show you how it's done.... sinister and simple.

First, you receive an e-mail that looks something like this:



Note ..remember that Paypal and eBay and others never send out e-mails like this

You see, in the middle of the message, is a link to Paypal for logging in and updating your account.

Here is the first key to this scam... although the link DISPLAYS as a Paypal link, the redirction is to another system. When we take the code apart in the message, it shows the displayed link as well as the real destination you will be hooked to...



..it really sends you to another IP address.

When we trace that IP address...



..we come up with a domain name that will be the ACTUAL server you are being re-directed to.

When we go check that domain name...



...lo and behold, we are logging into a public server in Taiwan!

At that point, you are presented with a very official looking fill-in-the-blank form, asking for your credit card info, etc.

The bogus server doesn't last long...usually it's gone in 24 hours.

Moral - just be alert if you get a message like this.