Paypal have sent me a message

jamminjamaica

i got the same email and just ignored it

bleugh

had one of these also last night after receiving a payment!

dint bother about it

ka7e

I got another one! After making a payment. There are no links in the text and checking the headers makes me think it IS from Paypal.

leics_poshie

Unless it addresses you with your full name Dear (Jack Bauer), it is Genuine

if it say dear paypal memeber or dear customer it is spoof

rach1973

I have received two emails from 'Paypal' straight after I have paid for something over the past few days, saying that I have successfully added a new address....strange as I haven't!!!

angel

I'm sure that it's a paypal mistake. I've bought six things this week and got this email every time that I made a payment. I just deleted them, it's quite irritating though.

Blackjack_Davy

I'm getting one of these emails every time I make a PayPal transaction - I'm guessing theres some kind of bug in their system.

Nostromo

The annoying thing is i sent the email to spoof@paypal.com and got a reply back hrs later saying it was not sent by paypal when clearly it was !
It hardly inspires confidence in their system :eek:

GreenNotM

The annoying thing is i sent the email to spoof@paypal.com and got a reply back hrs later saying it was not sent by paypal when clearly it was !
It hardly inspires confidence in their system - nostromo

Here is the text of the message sent seemingly from services@paypal.com.
It has lost all its formatting - If I can find out how to paste the original message in - I will but it certainly looks genuine.

The click here to activate url address was hidden below a graphic/html code ... I have pasted it in ( via right mouse click and copy shortcut not just a copy). As I say in the title - I do NOT have a paypal account


Your Billing Information!

Dear PayPal Member,

It has come to our attention that your PayPal Billing Information records are out of date. That requires you to update the Billing Information.
Failure to update your records will result in account termination. Please update your records within 24 hours. Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.


You must click the link below and enter your login information on the following page to confirm your Billing Information records.



Click here to activate your account

** pasted link *** http://84.244.9.210/cgi-bin-webscr_cmd-home_login-access=11319523359.317591.net/login_access=11320414181953339/ ***



You can also confirm your Billing Information by logging into your PayPal account at https://www.paypal.com/us/.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here. *** pasted link *** http://84.244.9.210/cgi-bin-webscr_cmd-home_login-access=11319523359.317591.net/login_access=11320414181953339/ ***



PayPal Email ID PP468


**** The following was in the second column of the message - all good advice *****

Protect Your Account Info
Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent websites.

To safely and securely access the PayPal website or your account, open a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type in the PayPal URL (https://www.paypal.com/us/) to be sure you are on the real PayPal site.

PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.

For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please review our Security Tips at https://www.paypal.com/us/securitytips


Protect Your Password
You should never give your PayPal password to anyone, including PayPal employees.



So even though the message gives genuine url addresses for the paypal site and "sound" advice not to give your password to anyone - it has hidden url's to non https ( the S is for secure - look for the little yellow padlock in your status bar ) and non Paypal.com site

Nostromo I got 2 of these emails last night after winning and paying for an auction.I think this is a paypal balls up as it lists your name and address in the email how would anyone else obtain these details and why recieve them straight after an auction.

I also do not use Ebay, so cannot say if your email addresses are shown in your ebay account/rep listings - but if they are, no doubt it would be best crook practise to phish-email active ebayers/paypal'ers aka closed auctions buyers - on the assumption that the ebay email address is the same as the paypal email account. Getting 2 emails would indicate 2 gangs phishing closed auction buyers ! :eek:

As per earlier advice never click on links sent in emails - ironically even this email states that.

I know I can get cashback for joining ebay via Quidco :j .. does anyone know if there is a cashback payment for joining paypal :money: ?

Blackjack_Davy

Its obviously a spoof, I get plenty of these, they always ask you to follow a link in the email. Don't. Forward it to spoof@paypal.com