IM not sure where to post this, so ill post this here. I came across this e-mail in my junkmail folder today: -------------- As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding your account. Recent account activity has made it necessary for us to collect additional verification information. Case ID Number: PP-100-088-242 For your protection, we have limited access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used to make its decision to limit your account access, please login the Resolution Center by secure login link provided and review the checklist items for restoring full access to your account. Login - http://www.paypal-login.co.nr/ If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us". We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department PayPal Email ID PP522 ---------------------- Im almost positive its a scam, for a few reasons. 1, it was in my junkmail 2, Login - http://www.paypal-login.co.nr/ (.co.nr - seems sorta odd) 3, I recieved 2 of these e-mails, both in my junk e-mail box. Saying diffrent things, with the intention of getting my password. 4, they don't state any personal information of mine to prove its them. Im just interested in everyones thoughts, and to let everyone know about this so they can keep their eyes open. Should I be worried? Regards, - Nick
It is indeed a scam, I got a similar one a while back....and I havent signed up to paypal, not yet anyway.
DO NOT REPLY TO THAT!! I have fallen for a scam like that once...they stole my credit card information, and made one theirselves, and tried to withdraw money. Fortunately, they did not know my PIN number lol, so it backfired on them and they were caught, and my card was cancelled, and I received a new one. The criminal was someone from Romania.
I receive that same email at least 3 times a week. #1. If the URL doesnt start with https://, I delete it instantly. #2. ANYONE can register for a free co.nr domain. .nr is the actual TLD while "co" is the domain, so in essense, "paypal-login" is just a sub domain of co.nr 3. PayPal never asks you to login to any site other than paypal.com and again, it is always httpS://www.paypal.com
Yeah, don't respond to it. I received a couple very similar e-mails to an address that isn't even registered with my paypal account. At first, I was like, "How'd they know this e-mail address was me"??? It dawned on me five minutes later that they obviously used my contact page. I just deleted it and had no problems whatsoever accessing my paypal account and funds. Alternatively, I'm sure you could call or write to paypal to verify. -boxer126
All emails that purport to come from paypal to: This way, paypal can hunt them down like the dogs they are and shut them down. NEVER click on any link you get that says to come from paypal! Do what paypal tells you to do, go to your browser and type in the paypal url to go to their site and log in there. '
I've gotten a few of these myself, I accidentally gave them my password once but I quickly logged into the real paypal site and changed my password after I realised it was a scam.
I used to get a different phising e-mail from a different bank I did not have an account at every day of the week. It got silly until I got one from my bank and almost absent-mindedly clicked on a link until I actually saw where it was going. This was definately an attempt to steal information.
all paypal emails are scams. I get around 20 every day across 20 email accounts, 19 of which have no paypal account. The absurdity is that people believe it. I get emails from Chase, Midland Bank, every dead foreign millionaire, etc. It is simple. Don't click on a link from a financial institution -- ever. You always type it in yourself, not really that hard to prevent getting scammed.
It's a scam, all right, and I fell for it. They said they'd send me an address confirmation letter in five business days. It's been two weeks. If I could find the culprits, I'd sue them for every penny.
There are similar phishing scams going on in the name of Ebay, WellsFargo, BankofAmerica (that one almost got me the first time I saw it), Washington Mutual and several others. Any email that says "we have changed your account, go here to log in" is always something you should be very suspicious of. Be very careful when doing online banking activities, there are many people trying to steal your information and money.
It's very good that you have posted this here as many newbies can really fall into a trap like this and give away their paypal acc. passwords nad lose everything.
I get these like at least once a week. I felt for one, but I realized that 2 minutes later. Rushed to change my password and everything. All I did was log in and it gave me a blank page.
We should make up thousands of fake usernames and passwords and enter them into every site likes this.