paypal email goofy question
rube26105
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this hows up fine in account guard,i still have no idea what they are talking about,the link take you to paypal but no to what they are talking about?ive never saw this one before,something new or a spoof?
You received $18.50 USD from xxx on Oct. 26, 2008. If you do not claim your money by Nov. 25, 2008, this transaction will be cancelled and the money will be returned to xxx account.
Log in to your PayPal account to view the details of this transaction.
To fill out the form, click the link below:
https://www.paypal.com/us/MERCHANT
You need to manually claim this money because:
You are one of our high-volume customers. We ask PayPal users who receive more than xxxx USD per month to complete our Supplemental Merchant Information form.
The information you provide helps us protect the integrity of our network. Payments sent to your PayPal account will be held as "Pending" until you complete this form.
If you have questions about this payment, log in to your PayPal account and click on the History subtab. Click the details of the payment in question for more information, or to accept or deny this payment.
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
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PayPal Email ID PP288
You received $18.50 USD from xxx on Oct. 26, 2008. If you do not claim your money by Nov. 25, 2008, this transaction will be cancelled and the money will be returned to xxx account.
Log in to your PayPal account to view the details of this transaction.
To fill out the form, click the link below:
https://www.paypal.com/us/MERCHANT
You need to manually claim this money because:
You are one of our high-volume customers. We ask PayPal users who receive more than xxxx USD per month to complete our Supplemental Merchant Information form.
The information you provide helps us protect the integrity of our network. Payments sent to your PayPal account will be held as "Pending" until you complete this form.
If you have questions about this payment, log in to your PayPal account and click on the History subtab. Click the details of the payment in question for more information, or to accept or deny this payment.
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
----------------------------------------------------------------
PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD
NEVER give your password to anyone, including PayPal employees. Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by opening a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and typing in the PayPal URL every time you log in to your account.
----------------------------------------------------------------
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.
PayPal Email ID PP288
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sounds like Spam to me!
Call PayPal 1-888-221-1161 to be sure.
PoppaJ
If you can look at the full header on the email, you should see some clues.
ANY PayPal or EBAY email that asks you to "sign in from here," should be suspect.