worst phishing message I have seen yet

Jan 31, 2006 0 Replies

Just in case (it probably will) this gets sent to others too:



I got another phishing message claiming it was from Paypal. It looked pretty much like the other ones, so nothing much new there, but:



I use mozilla mail, displaying the original html and I always check the URLs under the links. The one in this email starts with

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and then comes .us-cgbin-cmd-login-submit.com, which is a registered domain, registered to (almost complete whois listing):



Creation Date........ 2006-02-01 Registration Date.... 2006-02-01 Expiry Date.......... 2007-02-01 Organisation Name.... C M Southerland Organisation Address. 595 MOBBS SCHOOL ROAD Organisation Address. Organisation Address. ARAB Organisation Address. 35016 Organisation Address. AL Organisation Address. UNITED STATES



Admin Name........... C M Southerland Admin Address........ 595 MOBBS SCHOOL ROAD Admin Address........ Admin Address........ ARAB Admin Address........ 35016 Admin Address........ AL Admin Address........ UNITED STATES Admin Email.......... snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com Admin Phone.......... +1.8005551214


- created today, and I hope it won't live long.



Just thought I'd pass it on. Hope nobody gets caught, and I already sent email to paypal too.



Maren Palms, Etc.: Tropical Plant Seeds - Hand-made Jewelry - Plants & Lilikoi

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