new fishing email going round

lb17
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Hi, today I received a email saying someone tried to login to my account, in the email they provide a ip but that is fake as well, so be aware, this is a copy of the email I received i have removed the login link they sent for safety reasons and I sent the email to paypal to investigatd.

thanks.

 

Attention:  Your PayPal account has been violated! PayPal Security & Privacy Dear PayPal Member,

Someone with ip address 63.501.26.80 tried to access your personal account! Please click the link below and enter your account information to confirm that you are not currently away You have 3 days to confirm account information or your account will be locked.

Click the link below to activate your account:

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Thank you for your prompt response.

Sincerely, PayPal Member Services

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Fred11
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I got an email telling me my password had been changed from computer in canada 

the easy way to find out if it is legitemate is to log on but DO NOT click links from the email and log on as you will be giving them your login details

open paypal in your normal way  

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