*received this email this morning*

Protect Your Password
You should never give your PayPal password to anyone, including PayPal employees.

Your PayPal account might be compromised
We have been notified that a card associated with your account has been reported as lost or stolen, or that there were additional problems with your card. Therefore, as a prevention measure, we have temporarely limited access to sensitive PayPal account features.

To ensure that your account is not compromised please take a review on your recent account history for any unauthorized withdrawals or deposits, and check your account profile to make sure no changes have been made. If any unauthorized activity has taken place on your account, report this to Paypal Security Center immediately.

To get started, please click the link below:

https://www.paypal.com


*now i know my credit card is about to run out but it hasn't been stolen or lost so i followed the instructions and got this page*

http://img154.imagevenue.com/img.php..._122_455lo.jpg

Only thing is i have never,ever been asked for my PIN number for anything? (last box).

 

...and I bet that page isn't https://www.paypal.com - what does it say in the address bar of your browser when it's displayed.

It's a scam - 100%

 

Its a scam. Anything purporting to be from paypal that does not contain the name you signed up with is a phishing mail. Also paypal advise you never to follow links from an email, but to log into paypal.com by typing the address in the URL bar of your browser.

 

ANY E-mails from Paypal or Ebay, regarding up dating records are ALL scams, and should be deleted.
The only emails your should get from either is confirmation of a bid or payment, etc.


DCR

 

log into paypal by typing the address into the browser only..any links sent on emails may not be sending you to where they say they are.

 

The link is the same as the genuine paypal.
If I was you, for safety reasons, I would clear my history, delete all cookies, and then manually go into the paypal UK address. You'd be able to see from there if your cards need updating.

 

usually if you have a close look at the address it ends in
.c0m not .com (zero instread of o)

 

No no no. Do it, follow the link, enter your details, then go out and buy a 50" plasma, then call the bank and say you might have inadvertantly been scammed and that you haven't used your credit card today, cancel the card, get a new one and buy a new wall bracket for your free 50" plasma !

HTH

 

its more likely a fake ive had loads of these and im not even on ebay i use my mums account lmao

 

That's nothing to worry about, just hand it over....

 

People should be smacked with a smelly kipper each time they even need to think if these e-mails are legit.

 

So what do they do when your credit card is about to expire,dont they email you?

ChrisB........maybe,but it looks so genuine.
Why doesn't anyone do anything about this?

 

The link says

https://www.paypal.com

shouldn't it be http:// not https:// ?

 

No you sign on to a secure server which requires https.

I got a genuine email from eBay about my account being locked. Didn't click anything just went to EBay as normal and sure enough, couldn't logon. Followed the instructions about following the online forgotten password procedure and now I'm all back in huncky dory.

 

I had the same thing Olly, seems I am no longer allowed to access works ebay account or home accounts from home or work in opposing order.

 

Man, i cant believe people are still clicking links in emails, buy hey, its your money your giving away.

NEVER EVER click a link in ANY email, even if you know who you "think" its from.

The link can say whatever it likes, doesnt mean thats where its taking you.

Forward any dodgy emails to spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com and wait for their reply.

I dread to think how many people get their accounts ripped off this way!

 

Its a scam.

I had an interesting experience with Paypal. I received a LETTER (bizarre I know) notifying me of my updated features and it included the validation code.

I didn't really think anything of it. Then a while later whilst at my PC I checked it out and it just did not make sense.

I telephoned Paypal and in order their responses were: -

deny all knowledge of sending it to me
deny all knowledge of such a letter
accept that there could be such a letter
deny sending that kind of letter to me
went away to check with her colleague
silly me - it was for your other account

"What other account?" I enquired patiently.

Oh, the account at nood32@msn.com

"I don't have another account"

A bit more toing and froing and they referred it to their fraud department as someone from somewhere had nicked my credit card details and used it to set up a Paypal account. I traced him over the net - he didn't speak Eeeengleeesh!

So if you are concerned, call Paypal, and be persistent.

Rannoch

 

OK - how genuine does this link look

https://www.paypal.com

Click away