PayPal Phishing email warning

[emily_in_nc]

Mary, I got this email also. I forwarded it to spoof@paypal.com and received an email back that yes, it was phishing, as so many of these emails are. Of course, this was about the 10th or 15th email I have gotten like this, supposedly from Paypal, all slightly different, so I didn't buy it for half a second.

The key is, never click on a link in an email to go to a site where you must log in; instead, type the normal URL in (i.e. www.paypal.com) in your browser and log in that way.

Obviously at least a few folks fall for these phishers or they wouldn't keep doing it!

Emily

[anakiwa]

I've gotten this email as well. The thing that's disturbing is that it always seems to arrive after an actual Paypal transaction (makes you think the Phisher is from within Paypal).

[emily_in_nc]

I've gotten this email as well. The thing that's disturbing is that it always seems to arrive after an actual Paypal transaction (makes you think the Phisher is from within Paypal).

Yeah, I buy and sell on Ebay frequently (and use Paypal lots) which is probably why I get so many of these. I get a lot of pfishing emails proporting to be from Ebay as well. Some are from supposed "buyers" demanding that I mail their "stuff". The first one of those freaked me out until I looked more closely and realized I hadn't even sold that buyer anything! And of course eBay confirmed that they were fraudulent as well.

Emily

[emily_in_nc]

I've gotten this email as well. The thing that's disturbing is that it always seems to arrive after an actual Paypal transaction (makes you think the Phisher is from within Paypal).

Yeah, I buy and sell on Ebay frequently (and use Paypal lots) which is probably why I get so many of these. I get a lot of pfishing emails proporting to be from Ebay as well. Some are from supposed "buyers" demanding that I mail their "stuff". The first one of those freaked me out until I looked more closely and realized I hadn't even sold that buyer anything! And of course eBay confirmed that they were fraudulent as well.

Emily

[mimitabby]

the first thing to do is use common sense. I get these emails on accounts which are not even connected with my paypal account.
Remember, if you are ever concerned, open up a new window and check your paypal account. and delete the stupid email. These have been around for years
sometimes they even have typos and stuff.

another thing to do is to "view full header" or "view source" and you will see that the actual addresses these emails come from have NOTHING to do with paypal or ebay.

[Maureen Valley]

The Paypal scam is an old one. The keep trying, don't they? One of the newest scams is 'Comcast'....threatening to cease service if you don't ante up with...(gasp) your SS number among other things. Many of the words are misspelled...and the grammar is atrocious. Duh.

The phishing on behalf of banks is becoming legendary.

Watch your backs, ladies.

Best:
Maureen