Paypal Email I recieved...Possible Scam

Cldroescher

Hi, i just got this email

"fromPay-Pal <paypalservice@f-secure.com>
reply-topaypalservice@f-secure.com

to
dateMon, Apr 6, 2009
subjectPayPal Notification Case XX-XXX-XXX




We regret to inform you that access to your account has been temporarily limited.

This has been done due to several failed log-in attempts.

Case ID: XX-XXX-XXX

To restore your account please log in correctly.

If you fail to log in correctly your account will be suspended for fraud prevention.

You will be able to register again for PayPal only after you authenticate your profile.

We apologize for the inconvenience, this measure was taken for your protection.

PayPal Security Team"


I was in the exact for like i showed here.
It didn't have a paypal logo or anything like that in the email.
The email was not in my ebay inbox and my paypal account is fine.
So was this some sort of scam?
Thanks

bman90278

Delete it...It's a phishing scam to get your vital billing info. If you click on it you will think you are logging into paypal but you will be on a different server which will get your info.

brian

justmichael

Yes it was.I get the same one all the time.Just ignore them.Also watch for one from paypals.com.It looks very legit until you notice the s in paypals.
Mike

Dboneesq

If you ever get an email from "PayPal", "eBay", etc ... do NOT open up any LINK from that email. Any notices you get will be sent to your account directly on their site .... so if you get one from PayPal, sign into your acct and see if it is there. If not, the other was a scam.

Bottom9th

I hadn't gotten any in awhile now getting 3-5 a week!

Jeff85fan

Yes it's definitely a phish.

I got an email from 'bank of america' telling me if I completed a simple survey they'd put $50 in my account, all I had to do was provide my account and pin numbers...yeah, no I don't think so! I'd make sure that email gets sent to paypal's abuse/scan address. From paypal's website:

Forward fakes to spoof@paypal.com
Together we can help stop fraud.

If you think you’ve received a phishing email:

1. Forward the email to spoof@paypal.com
2. Delete the email

Cldroescher

forwarded the email
thanks guys

jlzinck

It will never cease to amaze me how people even question these.

Paypal ALWAYS includes your name in e-mail and EVERY piece of info states they will never ask you for information.

WinPitcher

Yep. If I am ever confused as to an email I simply go to the site and see if it is there.

I don't use the email to get to the site.

Anything they (Ebay or Paypal) want to tell me will be there.

teve

stevek

It doesn't do any good, it's a total waste of time, to forward these scam e-mails - They are from foreign underground scammers, and there's nothing ebay or PayPal can do about it.

Another thing - don't even open these e-mails, because e-mail programs can tell if a receiver opened the e-mail, and when they know you at least open up these e-mails, then you'll receive more of them, and other scam and spam e-mail as well.

Just always, and I do mean always delete them.

onebamafan

If it starts: dear..xxxxxxxx..................................anything other than your first and last name it is BOGUS!!!! (not member, friend,ebay id....)


per Paypal.