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Don't have a Paypal account, just got this email:

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EliteRetard

EliteRetard

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Update your account information

Hello PayPal user,

Recently, we have detected different logins to your account from different country followed by some illegals buys and we think that the hackers have hacked it, so we have suspended your account.

What do I need to do?

Open your account by clicking to "login" button, and remember to update your informations after logging in.
We will give you 3 days to update your informations or we will suspend your account forever.

Sincerely,
PayPal


P.S:the following button contains a special link that give you the possibility to open your suspended account, but you should not login from the page in official website because that can suspend your account forever.

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How do I know this is not a Spoof email?

Spoof or 'phishing' emails tend to have generic greetings such as "Dear PayPal member". Emails from PayPal will always address you by your first and last name.

This email was sent to #EM#, because your email preferences are set to receive Partner/Third Party Promotions.

Copyright © 1999–2014 All rights reserved. PayPal Pte. Ltd. Address is 5 Temasek Boulevard #09-01 Suntec Tower 5 Singapore 038985.
29/01/2015 07:03:49
 
TheVrolok said:
Obviously not, at the bottom o
It says it isn't!
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I like how it says:
Spoof or 'phishing' emails tend to have generic greetings such as "Dear PayPal member".

And starts with:
Hello PayPal user,

Also:
Emails from PayPal will always address you by your first and last name.

And it uses:
#EM#

The copious engrish adds a lot of credibility though, since it's the standard for all customer service professionals.
 
EliteRetard said:
...
How do I know this is not a Spoof email?...
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It is. That simple.

I think it's funny that they expected you to use their bogus suggestions for determining that. The biggest things are the unprofessional wording (" we think that the hackers have hacked it") and trying to convince you to use their "special link," staying away from the official website (never use the email links for logging in to anything even in legit emails).
 
I support having a large global drone fleet that will drop a smart bomb on whoever sends these emails.
 
It was worth posting just for the hilarity where the email tells you that spoof emails have the same type of greeting that the email used.
 
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