Fake Paypal message doing the rounds

Jarlawuk

Just recieved this today - in the click here box is a link to a fake site, do not click the box if you recieve a mail like this.


Dear PayPal Member,
PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity.

We are contacting you to remind you that on April 11, 2007 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.

We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may require some additional information from you. We will also introduce you our new Anti Fraud system to your account.

Login follow our secure site and update all necessary informations to your account.

Click here to restore your account access <-- fake link hidden in here (in email)




Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department.

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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.


PayPal Email ID PP2359
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eyelinerprincess

Thanks for that. And can I add, always remember if you get an email with something like that, check your paypal account as if it's real, it'll be in there. And forward the message to spoof@paypal.com.