Another Spoof e-mail ??? Not sure????

[DoubtfulCath]

Received this in my e-mail this morning  - have reported it to paypal but as they are only giving me 48 hours, a bit worried it may be real.

Dear PayPal client,

You have received this email because you or someone had used your account from different locations. For security purpose, we are required to open an investigation into this matter.

In order to safeguard your account, we require that you confirm your details.
To help speeed up this process, please access the following link so we can complete the verification of your PayPal Account registration information.

LINK TO PAYPAL HERE - BUT WHEN I CLICKED ON IT - MY SECURITY TOLD ME IT MAY BE FRAUDULANT

If we do not receive the appropriate account verification within 48 hours, then we will assume this PayPal account is fraudulent and will be suspended.

The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your account has not been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community.
We appreciate your support and understanding and thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

has paypal logo at bottom saying ;    COPYRIGHT PAYPAY 2011

so;  Doesn't address me by paypal/name and when I clicked on the link my security came up with a messagesaying it detected a fraudulant agency. ??????  PS  Also a spelling mistake in it.
PS  Tried to copy e-mail and post into this, but another message came up saying paypal detected flood e-mailing and to amend message before posting.PPS   New message saying detected invalid HTML found in message body, so been removed.Quite a clever e-mail if it is fraudulant, don't you think?

[PayPal_Wayne]

Hi there DoubtfulCath,

It is quite clever sadly!

The first and most important warning sign should be the "Dear PayPal Client". If anything other than your name comes up here the warning bells should be going off

Thank you for posting it so others can see it!

Wayne

[lucyemma78]

I spoke  to you 2 days ago about spoof emails. I have had 2 this morning. I put them into my delete box but with when I looked they had both disapeared.

It also stopped a purchase last night so I used my CC instead. I would be pleased if I could talk to someone about this.

Regards

Ros Hancock

[DoubtfulCath]

I am sorry, but do not seem to have any reply from 2 days ago. ???   If you put emails into your delete box - as far as I know that is what happens to them - they are deleted, but I do hope you forwarded them onto paypal first.

I also hope that you did not go to any link in the spoof email, and that you logged on via paypal itself, that way you know exactly what and who you are logging into.

I would check my balance on paypal and see if any details emerge that you have not purchesed.  I would also change my password if you logged via a link.

Hopefully someone will be along shortly to give you further advice, as my knowledge is very limited.

You have to be very careful,  watch for any emails - paypal will always use your full name, and not ask for any such detail, and as I have found, there is usually spelling mistakes in the email somwhere.

I know it is very hard not to use the link especially when they say your account may have been used elsewhere and may be restricted, you immediately panic  and try to get information as quick as possible.

Sorry cant be of any more help.