E-mail from paypal? or a scam?

Tryingagainandagain

I have just had an e-mail from [EMAIL="info@e.paypal.co.uk"]info@e.paypal.co.uk[/EMAIL] telling my that my account is restricted and giving me an address to put into my web browser.


I am suspicious as it comes from [EMAIL="Jacob@eurich.de"]Jacob@eurich.de[/EMAIL]


the text of the e-mail is


We need your help


Hello dear customer,

We inform you that we have updаtеd оuг ѕесuгity services especially for mobile users .
In the moment you perform a tгаnѕасtion from your mobile or laptop connected to a wireless network is a risk that someone from the outside to intercept your senѕіtіνе dаta.

For these secuгіtу геаѕons your account іѕ геѕtгіcted for an indefinite period of time.
Please fill out a simple form to start the service data encryption.

To save time and be more efficient, [URL="wlmailhtml:{41CB69DA-E9C6-4FB3-A3C8-982F36CEBE19}mid://00000013/!x-usc:http://cqc0h5xi417x.liv3p.com/?amFja2llY0BzdC1pdm8uZnNsaWZlLmNvLnVr"]log in to the onlіnе ассount [/URL]and follow the steps .

Please excuse us for the inconvenience, but this extra 5 minutes can save you from many troubles .

If you can not clіск thе lіnk , you can coру & раѕte it in to your browser`s address bar:
http://update.g86wg6i36s.ukinfopay.com/?amFja2llY0BzdC1pdm8uZnNsaWZlLmNvLnVr

With pleasure your team !

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Copyright © PауΡаl 1999-2014 (Europe) S.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A.



does anyone have any knowledge of this?

browneyedbazzi

It's a scam, delete it. Don't respond or click on any links.

Tryingagainandagain

Thank you - I didn't click on anything as it looked wrong.


I will delete now.

sistafromanothermista

I believe Paypal emails will always have your name rather than just 'dear customer'....?

Geodark

No it's correct, and to save you some time if you send me £10 via paypal and your paypal login details I will do all the steps for you

(if in doubt, do nowt)

What I would do though is take out the hyperlinks you have in your message though, just in case anyone clicks on them

redux

For any email, without even reading it you can right click on it in the list and look at Properties, then the Details tab, which tells you the sender ID and other info, and down the bottom whether the sender ID is confirmed.

honeybean

Paypal will always address you with your name. If it was true I would never go thro a link always straight to the website eg via google and check that way . Also if you check the grammar in these e mails you can spot them a mile off.

Ectophile

I get lots of emails from Paypal telling me my account is restricted, and I need to log into their web site.

The thing is ... I don't have a Paypal account.

So 100% of the emails I get from Paypal are scams.

Adora-Bell-Dearheart

Definitely scam 2 people in my office got them, one deleted, the other responded and lost £198 from her account.

knightstyle

Forward it to spoof@paypal.co.uk

PhylPho

As an earlier poster pointed out, PayPal (and eBay) communicate to their registered users by name only. They don't write: 'Dear Member'. Any PayPal or eBay communication that you receive which doesn't have your name on it is from a fraudster (because fraudsters haven't a clue if you're a Paypal or eBay account holder.)

If you want proof of fraud, just let your mouse hover -- hover, mind you: not click -- any of the links you'll see in a "Dear member" message. The data will appear at the bottom of your monitor screen. When you see it, you'll instantly realise that iwant2scamyou.ru has nowt to do with Paypal.