Email asking to confirm account

[Cece68]

 Received an email from PayPal stating that because I had not used PayPal in awhile an update to my account was needed.  The PP logo looked authentic.  However, I use PP a lot and was surprised by request.

I complied and submitted info.  Later, the same day 9/10, got a call from the fraud dept. at my bank where a purchase had been tried using my banking info I had updated on the request.  Fortunately, the fraud dept caught in time.

Have others experienced same?

Tks.

[lancelotme]

When you get a Paypal email,always check the email address ,it should have paypal.com ,THEN dont click on any clickable link,type in 'www.paypal dot com' and log into your account.

crooks are getting better and better,they will ask you for your Paypal email address and then send you a fake email from Paypal,addressing you by your name .

If you use your cell phone to download APP,you could be downloading malware which overlay the APP you used to access bank account,password to places you frequent,this is how they steal your bank account information,pass word ,SS etc. 

[Cece68]

Tks.

[Vegas_Fish]

Got email today to confirm account:

This is an automated email, please do not reply  Dear Paypal Customer,

Please click on the following link to confirm your account.

Please be aware that your Paypal Account expire in less than 48 H. We need to confirm your account information, you must confirm your Paypal account
before we close it .
 

  Thanks for choosing Paypal
The Paypal Team

We're obliged to informe you to verify your account .

® 2017 Paypal. All rights reserved.

Notice the word inform is misspelled. Went to Paypal website and nothing there about confirming.

[DPCreations]

@Vegas_Fish

You didn't post the email address; they would be another clear sign it is not from PayPal.

[sharpiemarker]

Vegas_Fish wrote:

Got email today to confirm account:

This is an automated email, please do not reply  Dear Paypal Customer,

Please click on the following link to confirm your account.

Please be aware that your Paypal Account expire in less than 48 H. We need to confirm your account information, you must confirm your Paypal account
before we close it .

 

  Thanks for choosing Paypal
The Paypal Team

We're obliged to informe you to verify your account .

® 2017 Paypal. All rights reserved.

Notice the word inform is misspelled. Went to Paypal website and nothing there about confirming.

Scam/spam.   Forward to spoof@paypal.com.