WARNING ebay and paypal spoof emails

enya_ntfc

I got this the other day....learn to spell spammers/phishers!!

Email is poorly worded, full of spelling mistakes and from the wrong email addy. My computer blocks the link from opening. (NOT ebay)

Hollie84

I have just had this one come through into my junk folder

From:PayPal (notice@ppal.com)Sent:31 August 2011 16:16:33To:






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<DIV id=mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer class=ReadMsgBody><DIV id=mpf0_MsgContainer class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass">Dear PayPal Customer,

You have added victor_69@btconnect.com as a new email address for your Paypal account.
If you did not authorize this change, check with family members and others who may have access to your account first. If you still feel that an unauthorized person has changed your email, submit the form attached to your email in order to keep your original email and restore your Paypal account.
NOTE: The form needs to be opened in a modern browser which has javascript enabled (ex: Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3, Safari 3, Opera 9)
Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary suspend your account.

Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department.
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.

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Please complete the form below to update your Profile information and restore your account access.


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Email address:

JOFFSTICK

thanks for the warning.

Natty68

I've just had this email through and am assuming it a scam, although it is addressed to my full name but I have checked the account (via the address bar and not a link on the email), nothing untoward that I can see of. Plus I haven't even used this account for ages. This is definately not my main account..

Natalie, add a payment method to PayPal
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Add [EMAIL="paypal&#64;info.paypal.co.uk"]paypal@info.paypal.co.uk[/EMAIL] to your Address Book Dear ***********, Unfortunately, your recent PayPal transaction was declined because you do not have a valid credit card, debit card or bank account registered with PayPal. If you have used PayPal to make a purchase before, it may be that the credit or debit card you had registered has now expired. Add a payment method to PayPal 1. Log in to your PayPal account at www.paypal.co.uk 2. Go to Profile and select from the list 'My Money'. 3. Follow the instructions to add your chosen payment method. Once you have added a valid debit or credit card to your PayPal account, you will be able to complete safer, faster transactions with PayPal. We also recommend registering your bank account details with PayPal. Unlike cards, your bank account does not have an expiry date which means it will not need updating on PayPal. You will need to complete our bank confirmation process to pay with your bank account via PayPal. To find out more, see our guide.
Yours sincerely,
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soolin

Clue is the link to log in to your account = spoof

Natty68

Thank you soolin. I have just sent the email to spoof@paypal.com, and as an added precaution have deleted this dormant account. I didn't realise to hover over the link..just did it now and yes I can see it is a dodgy link.

shabby30

I've been having lots of emails from "paypal" asking me to update my suspended account, it's really annoying. but when log onto paypal then it doesnt come up with anything. not falling for that one!

catnap53

Hello (name given),

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal
system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.

We requested information from you for the following reason:

A recent review of your account determined that we require some additional
information from you in order to provide you with secure service.

Case ID Number: PP-xxxxxxxxx
This is a second reminder to ( log in link) as soon as possible. Once you log
in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access.

Be sure to log in securely by using the following link:
Click here to log in and restore your account access

Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your
account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety.

In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement, your account access will remain
limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your
account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further
limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to log in to your
PayPal account as soon as possible to help avoid this.

To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used to
make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the Resolution
Center. If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further
clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal by visiting
the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".

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

Thanks,

PayPal Account Review Department

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 in the top right corner of any PayPal page.


I got one of these a couple of weeks ago as well as today. I logged in to my account last time (not via the link) and couldn't see any problem.
I have not used the account for about 4 months, but am about to buy from ebay.

Any chance this could be real?

Thanks,

Catnap

paulofessex

catnap53 wrote: »

Hello (name given),

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal
system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.

We requested information from you for the following reason:

A recent review of your account determined that we require some additional
information from you in order to provide you with secure service.

Case ID Number: PP-xxxxxxxxx
This is a second reminder to ( log in link) as soon as possible. Once you log
in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access.

Be sure to log in securely by using the following link:
Click here to log in and restore your account access

Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your
account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety.

In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement, your account access will remain
limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your
account remains limited for an extended period of time, it may result in further
limitations or eventual account closure. We encourage you to log in to your
PayPal account as soon as possible to help avoid this.

To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used to
make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the Resolution
Center. If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further
clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal by visiting
the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".

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

Thanks,

PayPal Account Review Department

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 in the top right corner of any PayPal page.


I got one of these a couple of weeks ago as well as today. I logged in to my account last time (not via the link) and couldn't see any problem.
I have not used the account for about 4 months, but am about to buy from ebay.

Any chance this could be real?

Thanks,

Catnap

It is certainly a fake l forwarded the very same email on the 15/11/2011 to [EMAIL="spoof&#64;paypal.com"]spoof@paypal.com[/EMAIL] as l had infact recently had to submit ID etc to stop my account being limited (a genuine paypal requirement) and was suspicious as the email above mentioned a suspended account of which l didn't have. Paypal replied and confirmed it being a fake.

catnap53

Thanks, not sure how I would spot a real one. They did have my name correct, rather than just paypal member, which is why I wavered.

I had also just got the phone call about my computer throwing up error messages that could be seen by the Windows support team and asking me to turn on my computer so they could show me what they meant.

The conversation went like this
Me 'What computer?'
Them 'Your computer'
'Yes, but which one?'
'How many have you got?'
'Three'
'Anyone then, it doesn't matter which'
'So, the Macbook then?'
'The one with windows'
'I don't have windows, so I don't have a problem do I?'
'You aren't using Windows operating system?'
'No, so I can't have a problem that you can see, can I?'
'Sorry, wrong number'


Catnap