Is this email from paypal legit?

[HonkeyDonk]

Mods: if this is a repost...go ahead an lock. I searched paypal and didn't see any threads regarding this, unless I'm blind.

I got an email saying I need to go to

Here

and type in my email/password/reference code (found from email).

The email was from service@paypal.com and the website when clicked goes to "https://www.paypal.com" which is paypal's normal site. When I manual enter "accountcleanup" after the main url, I get the same webpage as their homepage.

I'm curious if anyone else out there got this. It seems legit as all the links go to paypal and it starts w/ https://

But i'd like to here from others first.

Thanks.

edit: oh yeah, it says if I don't do this in 5 days, my account will be frozen.

 

[Excelsior]

Negative?

 

[ultimatebob]

It looks real to me!

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
It looks real to me!

sarcasm or not?

i'd better email paypal directly first and ask them.

 

[Mo0o]

seems pretty legit, unless someone hacked paypal and setup a front...

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
seems pretty legit, unless someone hacked paypal and setup a front...

hmm...yeah thats what I thought.

How come I'm the only person who received this email. It was supposedly sent out to all verified members.

 

[Sophia]

When in doubt, visit the website directly (not by clicking in the email).

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: Sophia
When in doubt, visit the website directly (not by clicking in the email).

as long as the "https://www.paypal.com" is in the url, it should be legit right?

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk

Originally posted by: Sophia
When in doubt, visit the website directly (not by clicking in the email).

as long as the "https://www.paypal.com" is in the url, it should be legit right?

It's called 'phishing'... ok.. no link. But never click from email. Always type in directly. Can you go to the email and see where the link's code really is? Like right click and copy shortcut?

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk

Originally posted by: Sophia
When in doubt, visit the website directly (not by clicking in the email).

as long as the "https://www.paypal.com" is in the url, it should be legit right?

It's called 'phishing'... ok.. no link. But never click from email. Always type in directly. Can you go to the email and see where the link's code really is? Like right click and copy shortcut?

The link in my email reads "https://www.paypal.com/accountcleanup"

However, when I click that it goes to "https://www.paypal.com"

When I go over the link in my email, outlook express says in the corner "http://www.paypal.com"

When I click "copy shortcut", I get "http://www.paypal.com"

Everything seems to go to paypal legitametly.

 

[konichiwa]

It's real, it's on slashdot too

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: konichiwa
It's real, it's on slashdot too

I thought the slashdot one was regarding the lawsuit settlement. It seems that he has to do it to "prevent his account from being closed"

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk

Originally posted by: Sophia
When in doubt, visit the website directly (not by clicking in the email).

as long as the "https://www.paypal.com" is in the url, it should be legit right?

It's called 'phishing'... ok.. no link. But never click from email. Always type in directly. Can you go to the email and see where the link's code really is? Like right click and copy shortcut?

The link in my email reads "https://www.paypal.com/accountcleanup"

However, when I click that it goes to "https://www.paypal.com"

When I go over the link in my email, outlook express says in the corner "http://www.paypal.com"

When I click "copy shortcut", I get "http://www.paypal.com"

Everything seems to go to paypal legitametly.

hmm... weird. So what did they want you to do... log in and that's it? I guess you can just type paypal directly and log in... see what happens..heh

 

[Eli]

No.

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: TuxDave

Originally posted by: konichiwa
It's real, it's on slashdot too

I thought the slashdot one was regarding the lawsuit settlement. It seems that he has to do it to "prevent his account from being closed"

Oh yeah you're right didn't read OP closely enough.

Anyway if its https://paypal.com it should be legit. Have you not used your acct for awhile?

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: konichiwa
It's real, it's on slashdot too

cool thanks. do you have a link for it? I'm new to slashdot (heard of it, never visited it) and I don't know where I should look for it.

Just read some other posts...i guess its pointless for a link since you were referring to the settlement. thanks anyways.

 

[Cyberian]

From PayPal's security page:

"Email Security
Look for a PayPal Greeting: PayPal will never send an email with the greeting "Dear PayPal User" or "Dear PayPal Member". Real PayPal emails will address you by your first and last name or the business name associated with your PayPal account.

Don't share personal information via email: We will never ask you to enter your password or financial information in an email or send such information in an email. You should only share information about your account once you have logged in to https://www.paypal.com/.

Don't download attachments: PayPal will never send you an attachment or software update to install on your computer. "