PayPal phishing emails

[Doug]

I received an email yesterday that claimed to be from PayPal using the old "Your account will be closed if you don't click on the link in this email and verify your user name and password" scam, so I figured I'd give everyone a heads up to watch out for it. I think the return address on the email was paypal@accounts.com or something similar.

[barrysloate]

I get that email fairly often. No company ever requests that kind of personal information from their users.

[Rich Klein]

Because; I don't even have a pay pal account!

Easy to delete

[Ladder7]

Certainly, you've heard this ad nauseum... If it aint in your 'My Ebay' message folder, it stinks. All emails I receive from PP or ebay I forward to both;

spoof@ebay.com & spoof@paypal.com

You'll get a fast reply generally, and I like to fantasize that they actually take action.

[Doug]

I used to get those eBay ones all the time that looked like an eBay login page saying that your account would be suspended if you didn't confirm your info, but this is the first time I've gotten a PayPal one. I would have reported it, but like the post above it's probably fantasizing that they do anything about it. I don't know how many of those fake PSA graded '52 Topps Mantles I've reported to eBay, but they still pop up constantly.

[drc]

The two usual safety reminders are:

1) Don't go to the sight through a link in the email. Instead go online, type in the address manually, login and check out what's up. Phishing emails are trying to get you to go to false sites.

2) A simple but effective test if the site you are at is legitimate is to first type in an incorrect password. The real site will know it's bad and tell you so ("please type in again"). A bad site doesn't know your password and won't notify you that the password you typed in is bad. It will proceed as if the password you typed in was is correct.

[Kawika]

Dear Friend,

I assume that this message will reach you in good health. However, it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I assured you honesty and reliability to champion this business opportunity.

I am Abdul Zongo, working in the African development bank BURKINA-FASO, WEST AFRICA and currently holding the post F.O.M. in our bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($13,200.000.00 Million Dollars) of one of our bank's customer who died along with his entire family in 2003 in a plane crash.

I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50/50,on the acceptance of my proposal, Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail immediately as soon as you receive this letter.
Please indicate your willingness by sending the below information for more clarification and easy communication.
Full Name
Contact address
Tel..

Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.
Regards
Abdul Zongo.