Can I just delete a fake Paypal email?

myrnahaz

I don't suppose the following email is news to many of you, but it's the first I've ever had and it unnerved me a little:-

Dear Myrnahaz, PayPal Resolution Center: Your account is limited. Why is my account access limited? 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: Our system detected unusual number of invalid logging attempts on your account from these blacklist ip address. (Your case ID for this reason is xxxxxx) How can I restore my account access? For your protection, we have temporary suspended access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. In order to assist us with this security measure, we ask that you send us a photocopy or scan of one document from each of the three categories listed below and return them via email to xxxxxx : - A clear copy of your Passport, Photographic Drivers License or I.D. Card (both sides). - A clear copy of both sides of the credit/debit card on your paypal profile. - A clear copy of a recent bank statement or utility bill on which your name and address ( xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) are clearly visible and less than 3 months old. Completing all of the checklist items we will manually restore your account access. Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Security Department

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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 located in the top right corner of any PayPal page. PayPal Email ID xxxxxxxx.


I don't have a paypal account!
I have forwarded the email to the address that Paypal gives on their security page: [EMAIL="spoof@paypal.com"]spoof@paypal.com[/EMAIL] and I've added the address to my blocked senders box; is this all I need to do?

Incidentally, my computer crashed just after I forwarded the email to paypal security, which was a bit freaky. I'm not as au fait with these things as I should be, but one of my colleagues is a computer geek who loves updating our security (typically, he's not here this week), so I have a really high level of security on my computer, but I still feel I might have made a mistake in not just deleting the email immediately.

baby_fuzz

This sounds like a scam. I would leave it well alone.

eyelinerprincess

I doubt you can get anything from it unless you click the links. These types of emails are just after your Paypal details and/or your personal details. If there weren't any attachments, then it's just a run of the mill email and I'd delete it.

Alias_Omega

Myrnahaz,

Delete the emails, dont spend any time on them.

Can you edit the email link in the first post for me, can you remove the email link in the first post please.

Regards,

Alias

myrnahaz

Alias_Omega wrote: »

Myrnahaz,

can you remove the email link in the first post please.

Regards,

Alias

Done - sorry, I'd only removed my own details.