Paypal Email Fraud is on the Loose
Today, I received an email from a fraud who claimed that he/she is affiliated with Paypal. At first I was shocked and immediately checked my Paypal account just to find out that it is still intact. Be warned if you have received an email just like the one below.
The source of the email is from a certain PayPal.com © Customer [paypal@112.2o7.net] email address. If in case you will receive an email like this, just ignore it, delete it immediately from your inbox and most of all, don’t click on any link:
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Dear PayPal member
We regret to inform you that your PayPal account has been suspended due to concerns we have for the safety and integrity of the PayPal community.
(Your case ID for this reason is PP-414-774-476.)
Per the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us
Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using PayPal in any way. This includes the registering of a new account.
The fastest and the most efficient way of becoming unsuspended is by clicking on the link below, login into your account and provide us additional information.
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Please note that any seller fees due to PayPal will immediately become due and payable. PayPal will charge any amounts you have not previously disputed to the billing method currently on file.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the “Help” link in the header of any page.
To modify your notification preferences, log in to your PayPal account, click the Profile sub-tab, then click the Notifications link under Account Information. Changes may take up to 10 days to be reflected in our mailings. PayPal will not sell or rent any of your personally identifiable information to third parties. For more information about the security of your information, read our Privacy Policy at https://www.paypal.com/privacy.
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Also, please take note that all valid Paypal addresses start with an “https:” and NOT “http:”. Paypal also uses its own domain (Paypal.com) in sending emails to account holders and not from somewhere.net or whatever.com just like the one mentioned above.
