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PAYPAL Scam e-mail?
snippy - 6/9/12 at 09:09 PM

Just received this e-mail. Not going to respond as me thinks it`s a SCAM............Thoughts?

Dear PayPal client,

You have received this email because you or someone had used your account from different locations. For security purpose, we are required to open an investigation into this matter.

In order to safeguard your account, we require that you confirm your details.
To help speeed up this process, please access the following link so we can complete the verification of your PayPal Account registration information.

http://www.paypal.com

If we do not receive the appropriate account verification within 48 hours, then we will assume this PayPal account is fraudulent and will be suspended.

The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your account has not been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community.
We appreciate your support and understanding and thank you for your cooperation in this matter.


Copyright © 2012 PayPal

ian locostzx9rc2 - 6/9/12 at 09:13 PM

Does sound like a scam just delete it...

deltron63 - 6/9/12 at 09:13 PM

Scam. they should at least know your name

[Edited on 6/9/12 by deltron63]

Staple balls - 6/9/12 at 09:14 PM

Almost certainly a scam, but you might as well check, type www.paypal.com into your browser and log in that way.

austin man - 6/9/12 at 09:14 PM

go into your pay pal count as usual and see whether there is anything amiss

BenB - 6/9/12 at 09:18 PM

If in doubt copy and paste a few lines into google. It will quickly come up on the Paypal user forums as a scam.

Humbug - 6/9/12 at 09:23 PM

scam. whatever other PayPal may have, they should know your name and be able to write sentences in English

Confused but excited. - 6/9/12 at 09:33 PM

A genuine Paypal e-mail will ALWAYS address you by your name. Anything else is bogus.

snippy - 6/9/12 at 09:37 PM

Thought as much - Bar Stewards!

Daddylonglegs - 6/9/12 at 09:40 PM

If you are on Hotmail, any time you are unsure about an email just right-click on the message and select 'View message source'. This will enable you to see what's actually in the mail without opening it. Always handy if the mail contains any nasty things!

And as all above said, SCAM! Best way is to login as Staple Balls said to try it.

HTH

ReMan - 6/9/12 at 10:16 PM

Very Scam, I get 3 away
Interesting that the link you posted is good on here.
GBut I bet if you hover over it on your PC it shows a link that is different from Paypal dot com in the status bar (IE)

blakep82 - 6/9/12 at 10:23 PM

"Dear PayPal client"

got as far as that and knew it was a scam... i can't believe people still need to ask tbh
they will send you your own name, and if you're still not sure, put your mouse over the paypal link, and in the bottom corner of your browser, you'll see the actual link it points to, and it won't be paypal...

Westy1994 - 6/9/12 at 11:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
"Dear PayPal client"

got as far as that and knew it was a scam... i can't believe people still need to ask tbh
they will send you your own name, and if you're still not sure, put your mouse over the paypal link, and in the bottom corner of your browser, you'll see the actual link it points to, and it won't be paypal...


Ditto, delete the email, it's a scam.

amalyos - 7/9/12 at 09:47 AM

I've had the same mails, it's a scam.