Richmond wrote:
Dear Liovecode users, I need a spot of advice re the following e-mail I
just recieved:
"Dear PayPal member, Your account has been temporarily limited. Please
download the form and follow the instructions on your screen. NOTE: The
form needs to be opened in a modern browser which has javascript enabled
(ex: Internet Explorer, Firefox ,Netscape) Submitting this form you will
unlimit and restore your PayPal account . If you are using Internet
Explorer please allow ActiveX for scripts to perform all data transfers
securely . Thank You. Thanks for using PayPal ."
Why, Oh Why, does that make me feel uneasy?
Should I or shouldn't I?
Please advise.
Definitely a scam.
When in doubt you can forward any questionable email that claims to be
from PayPal to an address that PayPal maintains to collect and advise on
such things:
sp...@paypal.com
In most cases (every time so far for me) you'll get an email confirming
that it's a scam.
I very much appreciate that PayPal takes this proactive approach to spoofs.
PayPal rarely sends emails, so most you'll see that appear to come from
them are scams, esp. those with some sort of claim that your account is
"limited".
Moreover, nothing at PayPal requires any platform-specific components
like ActiveX.
Until Microsoft throws their IE engine into the trash where it belongs
and adopts WebKit instead (yeah, right, that'll happen when they replace
their kernel with a more sensible Unix derivative; i.e., "not anytime
soon"), ActiveX remains one of the most serious security vulnerabilities
affecting a majority of computing users and should always be as
restricted as possible.
Any developer making public web sites which require ActiveX should be
replaced with someone possessing better professional judgment.
--
Richard Gaskin
Fourth World
LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com
Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com
LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv
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