Security e-mail

fieldlilly
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Has anybody else received this email:

 

Unauthorized access on your PayPal account!
Sun, January 24, 2010 12:31:12 AM From:
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Dear PayPal user,

 

We recently reviewed your account and suspect that your PayPal account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. Protecting the security of your account and of the PayPal network is our primary concern therefore we have temporarily limited access to sensitive PayPal account features.

To restore your account access please take the following steps to ensure that your account has not been compromised:

1. Confirm your identity by completing the account verification process.

2. Click the "Confirm" button at the bottom of this page. You will be taken to the Data Security and Encryption page.

3. Login to your PayPal account and review your recent account history for any unauthorized payments sent or received and check your account profile to make sure no changes have been made. If any unauthorized activity has taken place on your account report this to PayPal immediately.

To get started please click the "Get Started" link below.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire PayPal system. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Thank you for using PayPal!
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fieldlilly
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Yes, I just asked the same question. I got it yesterday. Was trying to contact paypal to see if legitimate. I didn't follow the link I went to the paypal official site and checked my account.

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arbed
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I got the same message.  I wonder how many security breaches they encountered!

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skier
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Forward the email to the link on this page.   They will tell you what is legitimate and what is not.

 

 

Regards,

 

skier

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