Comments on: Spyware’s on the rise – Rules to keep your computer safe http://helpmerick.com/spywares-on-the-rise-rules-to-keep-your-computer-safe.htm Easy to understand computer help Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://helpmerick.com/spywares-on-the-rise-rules-to-keep-your-computer-safe.htm/comment-page-#comment-2913 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=1796#comment-2913 I just received a very clever phishing email (they're designed to steal your identity) which said: "Dear PayPal Member, This email confirms that you have sent an eBay payment of $47.85 USD to jburrows@yahoo.com for an eBay item using PayPal. Transaction ID: 8H293150XN522260H Item Price: $47.85 USD Total: $47.85 USD Order Description: Digimax 130 Item/Product Number: (4198025020) Note: If you haven't authorized this charge ,click the link below to dispute transaction and get full refund DISPUTE TRANSACTION (Encrypted Link ) *SSL connection: PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available)" Per the instructions on PayPal's website, I forwarded the fraudulent email into spoof@paypal.com, and their security team is deactivating it. If you get one of these kinds of phishing emails, DO NOT click on the "dispute transaction" button, because if you do, the phisher scum will know your computer email address, and have a big leg up on stealing your identity. Great tips, Adam! Thanks! I just received a very clever phishing email (they’re designed to steal your identity) which said:

“Dear PayPal Member,
This email confirms that you have sent an eBay payment of $47.85 USD to jburrows@yahoo.com for an eBay item using PayPal.
Transaction ID: 8H293150XN522260H
Item Price: $47.85 USD
Total: $47.85 USD
Order Description: Digimax 130
Item/Product Number:
(4198025020)
Note: If you haven’t authorized this charge ,click the link below to dispute transaction and get full refund
DISPUTE TRANSACTION (Encrypted Link )
*SSL connection: PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available)”

Per the instructions on PayPal’s website, I forwarded the fraudulent email into spoof@paypal.com, and their security team is deactivating it.
If you get one of these kinds of phishing emails, DO NOT click on the “dispute transaction” button, because if you do, the phisher scum will know your computer email address, and have a big leg up on stealing your identity.
Great tips, Adam! Thanks!

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