PayPal EMAIL phishing scam- BEWARE
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I JUST RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A SITE CLAIMING TO BE PAYPAL AND IT LOOKED QUITE LEGIT. IT SAID
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Your account has been limited |
Your PayPal account has been limited. |
Your account has been limited temporarily in order to protect it. The account will continue to be limited until it is approved. |
Please verify your identity today or your account will be limited due to concerns we have for the security and integrity of the PayPal Services. |
A "VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT LINK" IS HERE TO CLICK ON |
After verifying your account, you can use your PayPal account to make payments. Your transactions will be covered by PayPal Buyer Protection for eligible purchases. |
Sincerely, |
PayPal
WHEN YOU CLICK ON VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT IT GOES TO ANOTHER LEGIT LOOKING PAGE DON'T FALL FOR IT!!
WHERE CAN WE FORWARD PAYPAL PHISHING EMAILS TO SO THAT THEY CN BE SHUT DOWN BEFORE PEOPLE FALL FOR THEM AND LOSE THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY? SYLVIA |
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Hi @SylviaM
Thank you for your post and welcome to the Community Forum!
I am sorry to know that you have received a phishing email. Please forward the email to spoof@paypal.com. If you provided personal or financial information, please change your PayPal password and security questions at your earliest convenience by following the steps listed in this link. You may want to first run a virus scan, just to make sure that you didn't pick something up from clicking any links. You can also read more about how to spot fake emails here.
I hope this information is helpful.
Ayesha
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