Is It Paypal Or Not

chatty123

Just received the following from supposedly paypal. Is this scam or not.????????
I have looked on the help section in paypal but can't find anything on this type
I need to use paypal within the next couple days to pay for a holiday so can't cancel the account and reopen a new one,

mikeouk

what did you receive?

aqueoushumour01

chatty123 wrote: »

Just received the following from supposedly paypal. Is this scam or not.????????
I have looked on the help section in paypal but can't find anything on this type
I need to use paypal within the next couple days to pay for a holiday so can't cancel the account and reopen a new one,

got a screenshot or the text so someone can have a look at it?

chatty123

OOOOPS SILLY ME..

We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address.

If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you. However if you are the rightful holder of the account,click on the link below to log into the account and follow the instructions.


https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

If you choose not to complete the request, you give us no choice but to suspend your account temporary.

It takes at least 72 hours for the investigation in this case and we strongly recommend you to verify your account at that time.

If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of PayPal policy to represent oneself as an other PayPal user.Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. PayPal is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related attempts to missapropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request or law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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mom23

Does it address you by name??
Don't click on any links

pennylane99

thats one of the standard phishing emails...dont go through that link at all.

aqueoushumour01

if something was wrong with you're account I'm sure it would be flagged when you log in. Does anything appear when you log in to the paypal site as normal? I think it'd be worth phoning them. Don't click the link until you know whether it's genuine.

aqueoushumour01

pennylane99 wrote: »

thats one of the standard phishing emails...dont go through that link at all.

very effective!! If I received this I'd be really worried and it would be very tempting to click the link. These people really are the lowest of the low :mad:

wearside_2

I got one similar to this email earlier in the week. I contacted paypal and they said do not open it but forward it to spoof@paypal.com

pennylane99

aqueoushumour01 wrote: »

very effective!! If I received this I'd be really worried and it would be very tempting to click the link. These people really are the lowest of the low :mad:

never click on any link on an email

so many Ebay accounts are being hijacked this way..

If its from Ebay, Paypal or even your bank, go to the proper website and log in from there.

there are examples of the latest phishing mails/scams on this site.


http://www.millersmiles.co.uk

soolin

aqueoushumour01 wrote: »

very effective!! If I received this I'd be really worried and it would be very tempting to click the link. These people really are the lowest of the low :mad:

Sorry but this is obvious..why would you be clicking any links which asked you to log in? You must watch for these phishing mails, this is an obvious one and if you think it might just have fooled you then please please do the tutorial on ebay about spoof emails and phishing mails on ebay.