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It is possible that the information used in these phishing emails may come from the eBay breach that occurred earlier this year. \u00a0This phishing attempt contained both a PayPal address and a company name that are on file for a specific account. \u201cPhishing mails always start with a generic \u2018Dear customer\u2019 or \u2018Dear Client,\u2019 but this one not only addresses me by my full name,\u201d a user, Phil, wrote to Consumerist. \u201cIt was also sent to an email address that I use EXCLUSIVELY for my Paypal account.\u201d Another likely explanation is that one of his customers fell for a similar phishing scheme and had the contents of their inbox harvested, including Phil\u2019s company name and that limited-access PayPal address.<\/span><\/p>\n The phishing attempt tries to entice a user to click on the link which directs them to a malicious PayPal lookalike in order to obtain usernames and passwords. Remember that clicking links in emails can be dangerous, and it is advisable to directly navigate to the site in your browser instead.<\/p>\n If you ever receive a suspicious email, please forward it to\u00a0datasecurity@luc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n