Need help

[Cypresshigh]

hello people i was looking at my email and noticed that i had a paypal recite for somthing i havent paid for and that dosnt show up on my paypal history is this a scam? as i use my credit card to pay things so was wondering if paypal can check to make sure no payments have been made to 
it looks exactly the same  as how paypal would send them so just want to make sure that it is fake and that money hasnt been taken out of my account

from some payment bibi email

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Cypresshigh

If its a spoof, DO NOT 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 link 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