Below is a text version of an email page that *immediately* appeared to follow up

the establishing of a new PayPal account. It looked identical to other pages

filled out as part of the application. It is a scam, which I fortunately caught!

NEVER give out PIN numbers, account numbers, SS number, bank numbers, etc.

on an email request. Go *directly* to the web site (not through a link on an email

such as the one below) of interest using *your* supplied URL to provide needed info...

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David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com

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Dear Customer

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.

E-Mail #

Re-Enter E-Mail #

Password #

Re-Enter Password #

Full Name #

SSN #

Full Address #

State #

Zip #

Credit Card #

Exp.Date(mm/yy) #:

Month 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 / Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Last 3 digits on Signature Panel

ATM PIN (4 or 6 digits) #:

Re-enter ATM PIN:

Account Information

Bank Name:

Routing #:

Checking or Saving account #:

Security Measure: This must be completed to sign up for a PayPal account

Enter the characters as they are shown in the box below. This will further increase the security of your account and the PayPal network. This is not your password. Help

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