Scam email

Mekarri1
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Information about your account: Dear Warning! Your PayPal account has been limited! Dans le cadre de nos mesures de securite, Nous verifions reguli��rement l'activite de l'ecran PayPal. As part of our security measures, we regularly check the activity of the screen PayPal. We request information from you for the following reason: Our system has detected unusual charges a credit card linked to your PayPal account. Reference Number: PP-259-187-991 This is the last reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you will connect. PayPal will provide measures to restore access to your account. Once connected, follow the steps to activate your account. Thank you for your understanding as we work to ensure the safety account. Click Here to activate your account Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience So they want me to click their link to reactivate my account.. except there's nothing wrong with my account.
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kernowlass
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If its a spoof, DO NOT USE ANY LINK.

Firstly if the email 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 to ''cancel'' the 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




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