The Paypal system is being targeted by the scum, got what I thought was a scam so I sent it to Paypal to check, top is their response, below is the mail I got.
I assume any unexpected mails asking for personel details is a scam and mostly just delete them on the basis that if it is that important they will write hardcopy or send another mail.
Dear ,
Thank you for contacting PayPal.
Thank you for bringing this suspicious email to our attention. We can
confirm that the email you received was not sent to you by PayPal. The
website linked to this email is not a registered URL authorized or used
by PayPal. We are currently investigating this incident fully. Please do
not enter any personal or financial information into this website.
If you have surrendered any personal or financial information to this
fraudulent website, you should immediately log into your PayPal Account
and change your password and secret question and answer information. Any
compromised financial information should be reported to the appropriate
parties.
If you notice any unauthorized activity associated with your PayPal
transaction history, please immediately report this to PayPal by
following the instructions below:
1. Log in to your account at
https://www.paypal.com/ by entering
your email address and password into the Member Log In box
2. Click on the Security Center at the bottom of the page
3. Click on 'Report a Problem'
4. Select the Topic: Report Fraud
5. Select the Subtopic: Unauthorized use of my PayPal Account
6. Enter your question in the 'Summarize your question in one
sentence' box
7. Click Continue
8. Follow the instructions to access the appropriate form
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
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This
email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User Agreement,
either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited. PayPal(Europe) Limited is
authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK
as an electronic money institution. ***********************************************************************
PayPal and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal your
password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone claiming to
work for PayPal asks for your password under any circumstances, by email
or by phone, please refuse and immediately contact us via webform at
https://www.paypal.com/wf/f=sa_pass. ***********************************************************************
Original Message Follows:
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Dear valued PayPal. member:
PayPal. is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community
of
buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal
employs
some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our
anti-fraud
teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity.
Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in
your
account. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement and to ensure that
your
account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited.
Your
account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved.
This
is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not
compromised.
In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we may
require some specific information from you for the following reason:
We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an
unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your
account
is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal
account
features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please
understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.
Case ID Number: PP-040-187-541
We encourage you to log in and restore full access as soon as possible.
Should access to your account remain limited for an extended period of
time, it may result in further limitations on the use of your account.
However, failure to restore your records will result in account
suspension.
Please update your records on or before December 21, 2004.
Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal session will not
be
interrupted and will continue as normal.
To update your Paypal records click on the following link:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run<http://147.46.36.234/verify/index.htm>
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand
that
this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account.
We
apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
PayPal. Account Review Department
PayPal Email ID PP522
Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, PayPal will
periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.
Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.
<http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/policy_privacy-outsid
e>
Ian Wills
