WARNING ebay and paypal spoof emails

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  • Hezzawithkids
    Hezzawithkids Posts: 3,018 Forumite
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    Here's my latest - dont believe this is phishing since there is no invite to go into my PP account, just to update my address book. Fwd to PP and got an almost instant response saying "yes this is phishing". Do they even bother to look these days?

    We're changing our email address - please update your address book.

    So that you continue to receive all the latest news, updates and exclusive offers from PayPal, we wanted to let you know that we're changing our email address from [EMAIL="paypal@email.paypal.co.uk"]paypal@email.paypal.co.uk[/EMAIL] to [EMAIL="paypal@info.paypal.co.uk"]paypal@info.paypal.co.uk[/EMAIL]

    To make sure that you keep receiving important PayPal notifications, please update your address book or contact list with our new email address: [EMAIL="paypal@info.paypal.co.uk"]paypal@info.paypal.co.uk[/EMAIL]

    How do I know if an email is really from PayPal?

    Emails from PayPal always only come from a paypal.co.uk address. We will also only address you by your first name and last name. You can report any suspicious emails to [EMAIL="spoof@paypal.com"]spoof@paypal.com[/EMAIL]

    If you have any concerns about this email, please contact PayPal Customer Services.

    Yours sincerely,

    PayPal

    How do I know this is not a Spoof email? Spoof or ‘phishing’ emails tend to have generic greetings such as "Dear PayPal member". Emails from PayPal will always address you by your first and last name. Find out more.img_line_item_in_line.gif PayPal Demo img_line_item_in_line.gif Help img_line_item_in_line.gifYour Security img_line_item_in_line.gifContact Usimg_line_item_in_line.gifGo Shopping
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  • hardworker211
    hardworker211 Posts: 1 Newbie
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    We're changing our email address - please update your address book.

    So that you continue to receive all the latest news, updates and exclusive offers from PayPal, we wanted to let you know that we're changing our email address from [EMAIL="paypal@email.paypal.co.uk"]paypal@email.paypal.co.uk[/EMAIL] to [EMAIL="paypal@info.paypal.co.uk"]paypal@info.paypal.co.uk[/EMAIL]

    I'd be leery of that.
  • jojo1964
    jojo1964 Posts: 902 Forumite
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    Your Payment Agreement

    Dear customer,

    You have set up a Payment Agreement to automatically pay your eBid seller fees with PayPal. The description of your agreement is shown below:

    Description: eBid Seller Fees

    If you did not authorize this agreement please click the link bellow:

    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



    Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.


    Copyright ЁП1999-2009 PayPal. All rights reserved.

    PayPal (Europe) S.a r.l. & Cie, S.C.A.
    Societe en Commandite par Actions
    Registered Office: 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg
    RCS Luxembourg B 118 349

    PayPal Email ID PP074


    Spelling mistake bellow, not below, if it was genuine surely it would be proof read.
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  • before_hollywood
    before_hollywood Posts: 20,686 Forumite
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    saw one yesterday, said to update account details, hovered over site it was a romanian domain

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    things arent the way they were before, you wouldnt even recognise me anymore- not that you knew me back then ;)
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  • goldenstar2k9
    goldenstar2k9 Posts: 7 Forumite
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    I always receive spam email from "paypal", the best advice is to just ignore them.
  • Davey2009
    Davey2009 Posts: 165 Forumite
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    Ive had just about all these spoof e mails & some do look so genuine I always make a point of reporting them to eBay so they can investigate & hopefully close these scammers down, Id suggest you all do the same.
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  • cyberbob
    cyberbob Posts: 9,480 Forumite
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    Davey2009 wrote: »
    Ive had just about all these spoof e mails & some do look so genuine I always make a point of reporting them to eBay so they can investigate & hopefully close these scammers down, Id suggest you all do the same.

    They probably ignore them too. I very much doubt they get investigated as there are too many of them
  • john59_2
    john59_2 Posts: 67 Forumite
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    Just got this, is it a scam?


    Dear John *********
    As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
    PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding
    your account.

    We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party.
    We have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features in case your
    account has been accessed by an unauthorised third party. We understand
    that having limited access can be an inconvenience, but protecting your
    account is our primary concern.

    Reference Number: **************
    We've limited access to your account temporarily .We'll review the
    limitation once you respond with the information we've requested.

    To respond and remove the limitation, go to the Resolution Centre. If you'd
    like clarification on the limitation, please let us know by going to the
    Help Centre and clicking Contact Us.

    Thank you for helping to resolve this problem.

    Yours sincerely,

    PayPal Account Review Department


    Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
    will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account
    and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.
  • soolin
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    john59 wrote: »
    Just got this, is it a scam?


    Dear John *********
    As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
    PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding
    your account.

    We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party.
    We have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features in case your
    account has been accessed by an unauthorised third party. We understand
    that having limited access can be an inconvenience, but protecting your
    account is our primary concern.

    Reference Number: **************
    We've limited access to your account temporarily .We'll review the
    limitation once you respond with the information we've requested.

    To respond and remove the limitation, go to the Resolution Centre. If you'd
    like clarification on the limitation, please let us know by going to the
    Help Centre and clicking Contact Us.

    Thank you for helping to resolve this problem.

    Yours sincerely,

    PayPal Account Review Department


    Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
    will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account
    and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

    That might be real, log into paypal safely yourself and check if your account needs some information to restore. If all looks 100% OK then it is a spoof.
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  • cuckoldlondon
    cuckoldlondon Posts: 2 Newbie
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    Received two spoof emails from ebay, one was to download a free tooolbar and get a £50 voucher to use on half.com and ebay. The other email I got was to download a free turbolisting app for placing ads on ebay.

    Firefox browser wouldnt open the links, got a red screen telling me it was a scam.

    Both sent to ebay, but doubt if they will do much based on past experiences and dodgy buyers on ebay/paypal.

    Rob
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