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Old 09-01-2004, 21:23   #1
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I have just received this email was infected with a vairus W32.Mimail.J@mm virus

wNorton AntiVirus removed the attachment: www.paypal.com.pif.
The attachment was infected with the W32.Mimail.J@mm virus.

Dear PayPal member,

We regret to inform you that your account is about to be expired in next five business days. To avoid suspension of your account you have to reactivate it by providing us with your personal information.

To update your personal profile and continue using PayPal services you have to run the attached application to this email. Just run it and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT! If you ignore this alert, your account will be suspended in next five business days and you will not be able to use PayPal anymore.

Thank you for using PayPal.


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Old 09-01-2004, 21:28   #2
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Re: Fake email from pay pal

This one has been floating about for a while.. Paypal are aware of it.

There is also a decent looking one that does not have the att.
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Old 09-01-2004, 21:29   #3
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Re: Fake email from pay pal

http://forum.nthellworld.co.uk/showt...ghlight=Paypal

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