On 6/25/06, WH Tan <whsiung.my@gmail.com> 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!

The http://www.paypal.com and https://www.paypal.com page are both fine.
If you verify the links on the page, they are the same. The first page
does not really need the padlock...

> 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.
>

Yes that is phishing site. If you look carefully the link it points, it
does not point to paypal.com.

But it is good to be alerted. There are so many phishing email now.

Regards,
Xiaofan
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