Harold Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 <!--cached-Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:17:04 +0000-->I received an email this morning, supposedly from PayPal, saying that this was their second request for security information and that my account was 'restricted' until the issue was resolved. They even included a convenient link so I could log-in to fix the 'problem'. Even though the email was addressed to me by name (very unusual for phishing letters and somewhat distressing since a third party somehow connected the account name to my email address) and had excellent grammar (also rare), I suspected this thing wasn't legit.After calling PayPal and forwarding the email to their spoof department, I got a reply indicating that the email was, in fact, bogus.If anyone here receives a similar letter, don't do anything until you speak with PayPal by phone. DO NOT use the link because it will lead you down the path to having your identity stolen.Harold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Thank you for that information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I had this happen also.... Thanks for posting it for others to beware! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Whenever I log into my pay pal account or I get an email regarding anything to do with pay pal, I go into my ebay and go to pay pal from that link. Then I check to see if there are any alerts to deal with. Kind of a double security as you have to log into ebay before you log into pay pal. It's been working so far for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I've also received that same "Alert" from "FAKE PAYPAL" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bofusmosby Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Yup, I've gotten quite a few of those emails over the years. I do just as Auburnseeker does, and enter Pay-Pal through my Ebay page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Guy Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 It is good practice to NEVER click on links to Ebay, Paypal, your bank, the credit card company, etc. that you receive in email. NEVER. Darn near 100% of the time they are scam / phishing links put into bogus emails. Instead, go directly to Ebay, Paypal, etc. and log in. Any official message they may have sent you will appear there for you to read. With your credit cards and your bank, ALWAYS call them at a number you know is good (look on the back of your credit card for that). Don't give your info out to anyone over the phone either. Ever. It seems like common sense, but it's easy to fall into the trap. Be careful out there, folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Quote, "Instead, go directly to Ebay, Paypal, etc. and log in." When you do a search for your bank or E-bay or Pay Pal, Make sure you check on to a official site. There are many look alike sites on a search, so be careful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BUICK GSX Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I recieved the same request for information about a Dispute. It showed up in my junk mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Used to get a lot of these for both PayPal and Ebay. Both companies work hard to fight this, they used to ask you to forward the messages to them at spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 i rreceived these a few times over th last couple of years. i just delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I get those fairly regularly. Notice they come from email address e.Paypal. I never even open them, but put them in JUNK mail and empty folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coley Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I go right into Paypal without going to eBay to check out this scam.I get this onece a month or so. I forward it to ebay or PayPal, then delete it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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