Paypal email fraud?
leothelyon
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Hi everyone
Received this email the other day;
Dear Sir,
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.
Recently, 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. This
is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not
compromised.
In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may
require some specific information from you for the following reason:
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.
Case ID Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (just to play it safe)
We encourage you to log in and restore full access as soon as possible.
Should access to your account remain limited for an extended period of
time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account or
may result in eventual account closure.
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.
To keep your account active, click here:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
So I went to my account via the usual way and couldn't find any messages they've recently sent me.
Went to security tips and read the following;
Email Security
Look for a PayPal Greeting: PayPal will never send an email with the greeting "Dear PayPal User" or "Dear PayPal Member." Real PayPal emails will address you by your first and last name..........
I think so!
Leo
Received this email the other day;
Dear Sir,
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.
Recently, 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. This
is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not
compromised.
In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may
require some specific information from you for the following reason:
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.
Case ID Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (just to play it safe)
We encourage you to log in and restore full access as soon as possible.
Should access to your account remain limited for an extended period of
time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account or
may result in eventual account closure.
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.
To keep your account active, click here:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
So I went to my account via the usual way and couldn't find any messages they've recently sent me.
Went to security tips and read the following;
Email Security
Look for a PayPal Greeting: PayPal will never send an email with the greeting "Dear PayPal User" or "Dear PayPal Member." Real PayPal emails will address you by your first and last name..........
I think so!
Leo
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Comments
Any spoof you receive or anything at all you question fwd to: spoof@paypal.com
You'll recive a prompt reply from Paypal stating whether or not the e mail is legit.
By fwding the e mail to Paypal you're giving them the info they need to try and track the origin of the mail.
Fwd, do not send them a copy and paste.
Do NOT click open any links in the questionable spoof e mail.
Play safe!
KJ