Attention: Your PayPal account has been limited

[*****]

From 9 - 12 January I have received fake mail about Paypal Account Limited.

Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information. Learn more

Information Regarding Your account:
Dear PayPal Member:

Attention! Your PayPal account has been limited!

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system.We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.We requested information from you for the following reason:

Our system detected unusual charges to a credit card linked to your PayPal account.

Reference Number: PP-259-187-991

This is the Last reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access.

Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety.

Click here to activate your account



We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologise for any inconvenience..

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
Copyright © 1999-2008 PayPal. All rights reserved. PayPal Ltd. PayPal FSA Register Number: 226056.
PayPal Email ID PP059

Email sender is refer to:
from Paypal Security <[email protected]>
reply-to Paypal@noreplay.com
to **edited**@gmail.com
date Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 11:43 PM
subject Attention: Your PayPal account has been limited
mailed-by vancouver.servershost.net

I have report to their hosting, and promise will be investigated.

Beware of this scam. Hope useful thank you.

 

[DebX420]

Definitly fake - it is usually [email protected] for most companies (IN THIS CASE, [email protected]) but that is noreplay - someone is just trying to scam you :S But thanksfor the heads up - if you don't watch out for these, then you can loose a whole lot of money.

 

[Toeki]

I've been getting similar emails like this for almost 2~3 years.
I make it a habit to type the url instead of clicking on links that come in the emails.

 

[*****]

Definitly fake - it is usually [email protected] for most companies (IN THIS CASE, [email protected]) but that is noreplay - someone is just trying to scam you :S But thanksfor the heads up - if you don't watch out for these, then you can loose a whole lot of money.

Email sender address even can be manipulated ( can make something like: [email protected]),
for example with php mailer

http://www.google.com/search?q=free+php+mailer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

or by an asp mailer

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=UFR&q=cdonts+sample&btnG=Search

but the mail server always can be detected for authentication.

I've been getting similar emails like this for almost 2~3 years.
I make it a habit to type the url instead of clicking on links that come in the emails.

Well i'm curious, why after almost 2 year have paypal account, just recently i have that mail. I never exposed my paypal mail in any media (like donation button) or share to anybody (like personal sending) except some advertise programs, hosting provider and domain reseller.

 

[*****]

Definitly fake - it is usually [email protected] for most companies (IN THIS CASE, [email protected]) but that is noreplay - someone is just trying to scam you :S But thanksfor the heads up - if you don't watch out for these, then you can loose a whole lot of money.

Email sender address even can be manipulated ( can make something like: [email protected]),
for example with php mailer or by an asp mailer but the mail server always can be detected for authentication.

I've been getting similar emails like this for almost 2~3 years.
I make it a habit to type the url instead of clicking on links that come in the emails.

Yes i'm too, i always see what url appears in status bar.

Well i'm curious, why after almost 2 year have paypal account, just recently i have that mail. I never exposed my paypal mail in any media (like donation button) or share to anybody (like personal sending) except some advertise programs, hosting provider and domain reseller.

 

[Keral_Patel]

1 per day here :D Almost everyday I get this emails from one or the other account.

 

[soccersam]

i hate these mail, I am pretty sure these are scams.../fake...

I got one i think a week ago....the copyright was like 1999-2000 or it's just my eyes...

and it had some messed up email from the UK from sent by... I just ignored... and yes, seems scammed..

 

[Emily Yee]

I use different secret email account for my PayPal and never get this kind of email. I was once got limited and restored the account but they never send email regarding the limitation, only get to know about it once I accessed my account.

Emails are fake. Especially when it comes to online banking. Bank will never send email to us. In my country of course.

 

[riks.rocks]

I also got similiar email..u guys talking about.

 

[somebody_rb]

payapl phishing is the most common method and many fall for it so u need to b careful