How do I know that this email is legit?

[aaric]

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[kernowlass]

@aaric 

Sorry mods have removed it as you are not allowed to post email addresses on here.

Can you give us a gist of the content without any identifying information as we can normally tell that way.

[aaric]

Thanks

Actually, my email address wasn't displayed in the message

Let me ask the question a different way:

Why do I have half a dozen emails regarding safety of my account but when I log into my account, there's not a single mention of any issues.

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@aaric 

The point was that you can't post any email addresses on this forum or anyones identifying information at all or the mods will remove it.

If you are getting spoofs then NEVER USE ANY LINK.

Firstly if the email/text addressed you as ''Dear Member'' / ''Customer'' / ''Client'' OR your ''email address'' then that confirms its a spoof as paypal would address you by your full name eg Dear John Smith.

Secondly if there was a link OR attachment in that email/text to ''cancel'' any transaction or ''confirm'' any details then again it would be a spoof.

If there was a problem with your account Paypal would not ask you to click on an unsafe link in an email or by downloading an attachment, they would direct you to log in normally and go to the resolution or the message centre for more information.

More info here >>
https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/how-to-spot-fake-emails-faq2340/2
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/suspicious-activity

[aaric]

Thank you for the reply. It answers all my queries.