huntsman Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I recieved this today is it a scam This email has been sent by PayPal's Account Review Team. Please read it carefully. ** Dear Valued Member, Unusual charges were recently detected to a credit card linked to your PayPal account. Due to this, access to your account was limited. There were numerous log-in attempts by an unauthorized user to your account. To ensure greater security, we have limited access to your account. We have attached a file in this e-mail for you that will verify that you are the legitimate account holder (owner). Please download and open it in your browser. (This security breach issue may be found under reference PP # **************) Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure taken by our security team intended to protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Team April 9th, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Blatant scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Yes it is a scam. Paypal messages always use your name, not 'valued customer' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Almost certainly yes I'd say. DO NOT OPEN THE FILE! Could be a zip trojan thing. I'd ring paypal if I were you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) NEVER Log into Payscam via a link contained within such an email If you want to check your Payscam(paypal) account, go via youre browser and use your password, Might be worth checking with your credit card company seperately aswell. Many times emails such as this pupport to be from ebay/pascam and are actually phishing for your account/private info Edited April 10, 2012 by TaxiDriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TbirdX Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 And forward the mail, with attachment onto PayPal themselves, so they might be able to investigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storme37 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 yep without a doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntsman Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Cheers lads I thought as much,I know Im soft but Im not that soft :yes: Thanks for putting my mind at rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdeor Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Just foward it to spoof@paypal.com and they will email you back saying wether its a plinishing email or not hth Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 scam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin128 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Scam. And just for info NO bank will Email you asking for your bank account details, PIN etc...all scams. If the bank is worried about something they will ring or write you. The give aways with bank scams is the poor spelin and granma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davva Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Just foward it to spoof@paypal.com and they will email you back saying wether its a plinishing email or not hth Jim Is the correct answer......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 yep ignore it and report it to paypal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagsy Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Cheeky *******, problem is many won't think twice before opening the attachment. At least you did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 All mail will have your name at the top and not 'Dear Sucker' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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