whas going on?? i also recieved this email !!!??!!!

siansanderson
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Dear PayPal user,
    As part of our security reasons, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system.     We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.
    We requested information from you for the following reason:
    We recently received a report of unauthorized credit card use associated with this account.     As a precaution, we have limited access to your PayPal account in order to protect against future unauthorized     transactions.
  Case ID Number: PP-503-472-569
    This is a reminder to restore your account as soon as possible.
    Please download the form attached to this email and open it in a web browser.     Once opened, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access.     We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety.
    In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement, your account access will remain limited until the issue has been resolved.     Unfortunately, if access to your account remains limited for an extended period of time,     it may result in further limitations or eventual account closure.     We encourage you to restore your PayPal account as soon as possible to help avoid this.
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
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is all of this real??
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I_know_nothing
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@siansanderson wrote:
is all of this real??

No, it's all bogus.

 

The first line is a dead give away: "Dear PayPal user". Genuine messages from PayPal always include your full name.

 

It's a phishing email. The scammer wants your bank and credit card details. PayPal would never request sensitive information to be sent over an insecure medium, like email.

 

Forward the email to spoof@paypal.co.uk or spoof@paypal.com and then delete it.

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