Paypal update information??

[widgeon13]

Does this look legit??? Just got this in my spam folder!


Dear valued PAYPAL® member:

Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the PAYPAL
account we have issued this warning message.

It has come to our attention that your PAYPAL® account information needs to be
updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes
out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into
any future problems with the online service.


However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records on or before September 20, 2008.

Once you have updated your account records your PAYPAL account
service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.

To update your PAYPAL® records click on the following link:
http://www.PAYPAL.com/

Thank You.
PAYPAL® UPDATE TEAM

Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, PAYPAL® will
periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.

Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.
http://www.PAYPAL.com/

[svandamme]

usually is a scam, with the link that says http://www.paypal.com
actually goes to something like
http://www.paypal.secure.and.safe.com whatever

NEVER EVER open paypal links
if you need to log on, manually type the url in your own browser

[Zeke]

I have never received such an email. I think it's bogus.

[widgeon13]

thanks very much. Interesting thing is that the originating email address was www.paypa.com. Usually anything that comes from paypal is from www.service@paypal.com.

I always type in the url.

[3.2 CAB]

That is a BS message. They get sent out periodically to people in hopes of scamming them. If you go to the PayPal website, and click on the security tab, they will ask you to forward the email to them, and then tell you to delete the email from your files

[widgeon13]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind for the future but have already deleted that message. I'm pretty sure it's a scam!

I did go in to the actual PP site and change my password, guess I'm just paranoid!

[Neilk]

Bogus e-mail but real Paypal link?

Perhaps the spammers already have key logging spyware on your PC and are trying to get you to go to the real PayPal site to login???

[svandamme]

see, that's the mistake many fall for

the link you see
and the link that really is in the html mail, can be different

try this one..

http://www.paypal.com

[Paul K]

Real emails from PayPal and eBay will always start out with your full name, not 'Dear User, etc...'

Forward any suspicious stuff to spoof@paypal.com they will respond and tell you what the deal is.

Cheers,

Paul.

[Neilk]

Originally Posted by svandamme

see, that's the mistake many fall for

the link you see
and the link that really is in the html mail, can be different

try this one..

http://www.paypal.com

Were you talking to me? I saw a real paypal link on my browser. just wondering.

[svandamme]

yeah i was talking to you

you did saw a real paypal link, that's the whole point

click it.

[widgeon13]

Any reliable spyware for a Mac. I did change my password for the paypal account. Also copied the message and sent to spoof@paypal.com