BEWARE! PAYPAL EMAIL SCAM!

[younggram]

Hi everyone,
I have been online for many many years, about 12, and have heard and seen alot of scams out there, coming into emails. But this one almost got me. ALMOST.
First of all, I never would of submitted ANY info without checking it out further, meaning an email to pay pal itself. etc.

I got an email today in my email that I use for pay pal. It came in as

Tue 03:49 AM PayPal®...
PayPal® Account Review Department

The email then says...with the pay pal logo on top, which for whatever reason wouldnt copy.

Dear PayPal ® customer,

We recently reviewed your account, and we suspect an unauthorized transaction on your account.
Protecting your account is our primary concern. As a preventive measure we have temporary limited your access to sensitive information.
Paypal features.To ensure that your account is not compromised, simply hit "Resolution Center" to confirm your identity as member of Paypal.

* Login to your Paypal with your Paypal username and password.
* Confirm your identity as a card memeber of Paypal.


Please confirm account information by clicking here Resolution Center and complete the "Steps to Remove Limitations."



*Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

Copyright © 1999-2007 PayPal. All rights reserved.
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I did go ahead and click the link, and my fire fox stopped it immediately as suspected web forgery, or something like that.

So please...if you get such emails, always make sure you check to make sure these are not scams! Like I said, I never would have put in my account info, but, some people might, and thats why Im making this thread.

[itzhammertime]

wow...and that is legal?

[younggram]

Thats right cuppycake..and I already did forward it to pay pal. Was the first thing I did. Ill see if I still have the email back from pay pal and post it here, so others know.
Yep I do here it is...

Thanks for taking an active role by reporting suspicious-looking emails.
The email you forwarded to us is a phishing email, and our security team
is working to disable it.

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What is a phishing email?
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Phishing emails attempt to steal your identity and will often ask you to
reveal your password or other personal or financial information. PayPal
will never ask for your password over the phone or in an email and will
always address you by your first and last name.

Take our Fight Phishing Challenge at
www.paypal.com/fightphishing to learn 5 things you should know
about phishing. You'll also see what we're doing to help fight fraud
every day.

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You've made a difference.
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Every email counts. By forwarding a suspicious-looking email to
[e-mail], you've helped keep yourself and others safe from
identity theft.

Thanks,

The PayPal Team


My 10 yr old grandaughter had the same email in her email account. As IF she would have a pay pal account..I dont think so. LOL