Scam email received to my PayPal correct email address.

[HollyMax]

I received a Scam email about a bogus transaction, however it was received to my correct PayPal email address.

How can this information be accessed by the Scammers?  Has PayPal been compromised?

I know for a fact neither my Mail Server, Computer or Phone have been accessed, and the email address (which is just for the PayPal account) never given out.  I am a computer technician, and security conscious.

[kernowlass]

@HollyMax 

I can only give you the facts, not the intelligence to understand those facts unfortunately.  😒

[HollyMax]

OK, I'm sorry you don't have the intelligence to understand the facts, and I prefer you don't make replies when you clearly don't understand the question I'm asking.

[kernowlass]

@HollyMax 

Oh dear  😂

[Avnchief]

Same email. Even has PayPal trademark.

[kernowlass]

@Avnchief 

Scammers are clever in copying paypal type emails.

[HollyMax]

Thanks for the reply Avnchief.  Creating the copy of a PayPal email is a very simple task that even school kids can do unfortunately. 

How they first can get the email address of a closed mailbox that is only used for PayPal would suggest PayPal has/is being compromised, or the mailbox has been compromised.

Unlikely a compromised mailbox would be lucky enough for the hacker to use just for sending a scam PayPal email.

[kernowlass]

@HollyMax 

quoted.

How they first can get the email address of a closed mailbox that is only used for PayPal would suggest PayPal has/is being compromised, or the mailbox has been compromised.

😅  Again, oh dear !!