Is this a scam?

Plasdom

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Jul 17, 2004
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I just got the following email from paypal:

Dear PayPal Member,

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
PayPal system.
We recently noticed the following issue on your account:

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.

For your protection, we have limited access to your account until
additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.

To review your account and restore your access, please visit PayPal as soon as possible:

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

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 apologize for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department


PayPal Email ID PP521
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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.




attempting to open the link in firefox gives me this:

Firefox can't find the server at www.paypal.com us cgi-bin webscr cmd-secure-amp-sh-h-sin-us-https=secur
.krblrice.com.
 

Plasdom

Senior member
Jul 17, 2004
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what caught me off-guard was that i received it at an email address that hardly gets any junk mail