at 04:48, 04:49 and 04:50 this morning i recieved 3 emails from paypal saying i've authorized 3 payments of 25 euros. the thing that confuses me is that while i thought it was a fake email yet they used my actual name in the emails but there have been nothing that appears on the transaction tab on my account. are the phising emails getting more smarter or has my account been hacked?
Hello <name>
You authorized a payment of 25,00 EUR to <name of company>
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Merchant
<merchant details>
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Instructions to merchant
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Description
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Unit price
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Qty
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Amount
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€25,00 EUR
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1
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€25,00 EUR
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Subtotal
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€25,00 EUR
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Total
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€25,00 EUR
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Payment
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€25,00 EUR
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Charge will appear on your credit card statement as "PAYPAL *<name>"
Payment sent to <email>
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Invoice ID:
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Kind regards,
PayPal
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