Scam beware

[Belle20]

Hi, just received an email from pay pal supposedly. It claims that due to a violation in the agreement and terms (dodgy transactions) with pay pal my account has been suspended for two days until I contact PayPal by clicking on a link. I tried to log into pay pal via the email and luckily the security on my phone warned me in red not to proceed due to the site being untrustworthy.... doesn't sound like pay pal. No unexpected or suspicious transactions have been occurred on my account (I've checked) so this looks very scammy....

[kernowlass]

@Belle20 

Yep sounds like a spoof, 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