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Hi, I’ve received a text this morning from <removed> Message reads; Your PayPal has been temporarily locked. You have 36H to confirm the account information or your account will be closed: Also has download attached from PayPal.co.uk... I’ve not responded or downloaded attachment as I’m sceptical about it all. Can anyone confirm if this is legit or if they’ve had similar/same and it’s a scam?
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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/uk/webapps/mpp/phishing
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/suspicious-activity
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