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Sorry if this has been raised before....I;ve just received a text from <removed> saying (I quote exactly): "Your PayPal has been temporarily Limited! You have 24H to confirm account information or your account will be locked:!
Then there is a link which I'm not going to follow.
I've logged in to my account and all is fine. This looks like one of the scamming low-life turds, so I've blocked the number as well. And changed my password....
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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.
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https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/how-to-spot-fake-emails-faq2340/2
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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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I had one this afternoon, just about an hour ago. From <removed> stating: Your PayPal has been temporarily locked. You have 36H to confirm the account information or your account will be closed: <removed>... something. don't want to click on it.
Have blocked the number. My account seems fine! 😉
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I have just had a text saying: Your PayPal has been frozen because we are unable to validate your account information.Please login to verify your account: <removed> From no. <removed>. If anyone can verify if this is a scam I’d be grateful.
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read the info and link i already posted above?
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Must be still happening because I had a text from a <removed>number saying "Your PayPaI account has been temporarily limited due to suspicious activity. Please follow the link to restore access: <removed>" at Sunday 7th of April at 16:25PM
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i've had 2x texts within hour & half today.
1 from <removed> and 1 from <removed>
click the link to unsuspend your account.
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