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Quick Paypal Question?
raptorman
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Am I right that there is only one genuine paypal ie. paypal.com. The reason I ask is that I have just recieved a email from service@paypal.co.uk but I dont think it is genuine.
There were no links in the email, it was just telling me my cc was expired and to update my details to continue using my paypal account.
I have forwarded the email to spoof@paypal to be on the safe side, just thought it odd as I always log in to paypal.com.
There were no links in the email, it was just telling me my cc was expired and to update my details to continue using my paypal account.
I have forwarded the email to spoof@paypal to be on the safe side, just thought it odd as I always log in to paypal.com.
"Gort, klaatu barada nikto"
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves”
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“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves”
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Did the email include your real name or something along the lines of 'Dear PayPal user'?-->♥<-- Sugar Coated Owl -->♥<--
If you believe, you will survive - Katie Piper
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Yes it had my full name."Gort, klaatu barada nikto"
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves”
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Usually genuine emails from either PayPal or eBay include your real name. Spoof emails are likely to begin 'Dear PayPal user' or 'Dear eBay user'-->♥<-- Sugar Coated Owl -->♥<--
If you believe, you will survive - Katie Piper
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log in seperately to the real paypal site. If you do need to update your account it will say In a quite obvious way lol
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Paypal.co.uk is a genuine paypal site. Provided the email was addressed to you using your full registered name, you don't gave anything to worry about.0
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I always use paypal.co.uk and not paypal.com but notice that even the real messages can come from either.
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