I have seen fake PayPal sites before but this one was really very close to the original, they send emails asking you to log in. The moment you enter your password your real account is hijacked, money stolen. Horrible, can someone alert the real PayPal about this? This is the fake site, if you enter your password you are ruined. EXTREME WARNING The link below is the fake PayPal - don't do anything just see how good these peopel have become!
NEVER follow a link in your email to paypal. I don't think you should have posted that link. I wont click on it. no one should ever go to a site that is a phishing site. No telling what they have on it.
Its always suggested to open any financial site by entering full url yourself in a new browser window. DON.
Don, I started to say that but there are times when you can't. Like on a vendor page and you want to buy there product. Then you're kind of stuck. There are tools though. Check to make sure it is a secure site, make sure it is green in Chrome at the left URL bar.
One needs to watch the security status. I have to buy things from people I don't know sometimes. I mean if you know you're on a Clickbank site, its cool but someone could fake that too. Put up a page selling a $500 item for $1 and your "its too good to be true" mode doesn't' kick in. You're taken to a page that looks exactly like clickbank. but its not click bank. You don't know because "you" didn't remember to check the security status indicator. For paypal, I'm protected. I use a their dongle that transmits a knew code each time I log in. Even if you do have my password, it will do you no good. You still can't get in. I wish banks would offer this! It could be pain though, if something happened to it.
It's horrible, it is so easy to get fooled I am sure some people will buy it and that site should be taken down as soon as possible.
When you go to sites which ask for your banking or PayPal email, make SURE that: 1. It is a secure site. Most browsers now show some colored bar in the URL bar to indicate the site is secure but if you are confused, make sure the address starts with "https". 2. The domain is spelled exactly as it should.