WH Tan wrote:

>Warning to those who use Paypal...
>
>I just noticed that when I key in www.paypal.com in address bar, IE
>directs me to paypal address http://www.paypal.com, which seems to be
>a bit strange...
>
>1st there is http instead of https, and secondly there is no padlock
>on status bar.  Manaully enter https will direct me to a site which
>seems a bit different from previous one... with the padlock.  My
>fellow PIC lister, BEWARE!
>
>By the way, I had seen lately quite a lot of e-mail in my inbox,
>pretending Paypal with the security warning etc... It said I have to
>log in to prevent my account from being blocked etc etc...  I believe
>many had recieved such e-mail too.
>
>
>Good luck.
>
I noticed something strange also (no security, no padlock). I did not notice initially.

I got very suspicious when (further down the form) they asked for the PIN of my bank (imagine!)
The main theme was that I had to provide additional information. Without the required information my account would be restricted and eventually cancelled (if I continued to refuse to provide the required information).

The website looked very genuine.

As I had used my PayPal password to answer the above questions I immediately accessed my PayPal account and changed the password.
I am a very recent PayPal user (new account, less than 2 months old).
I trust that keeps me out of trouble.

Herman. (using Linux-Ubuntu. No more Windows).
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