Paypal (http://www.paypal.com) provides a means of exchanging funds
between parties on the the Internet.  A new email scam is trying to
harvest credit card numbers by stating that Paypal will begin deleting
inactive customers soon.  This email look particularly "real" as it
draws its graphics directly from Paypal's web site.  The following is
the text contained in the email.


<--- Begin Message Text
This e-mail is the notification of recent innovations
taken by PayPal to detect inactive customers and
non-functioning mailboxes.

The inactive customers are subject to restriction and
removal in the next 3 months.

Please confirm your email address and and Credit Card
info number by logging in to your PayPal account using
the form below:

Your Address Information - You may only enter English
characters during Sign Up. This does NOT include
characters with accents. Please enter your name and
address as they are listed for your credit card or
bank account. Your primary currency is the currency in
which you are expecting to send and receive the
majority of your payments.
<--- End Message text


mjw

PS.  When entering ANY credit card information on a website, make sure
that the connection is secure (the padlock is closed, the URL has https
in it) and that the name in the URL matches where you are purchasing.
I.E:

https://www.amazon.com

Would be valid if you were buying something from Amazon.

Michael Ward, EdD RHCE
Manager of Advanced Technologies
UT Chattanooga CECA
615 McCallie Ave
Dept 4324 EMCS 331D
Chattanooga TN 37403
423 425 4764
FAX: 423 425 4362