PayPal Verification Request?

[Fern]

I received an email, purportedly from PayPal, asking me to go to a site and provide information about myself and my credit card.

They claim this is for "fraud protection".

What do you guys think? Smells bad to me.

TIA

Fern

 

[Ika]

Don't do it.

 

[Cal166]

You should sign up for it before paypal locks up your account.

 

[maximus maximus]

Yes... its a F R A U D

 

[SpecialEd]

Paypal asks me to verify my account info 5 times a week I don't have a paypal account. I'd trust your nose on this one.

 

[BigJ]

How about you login to the Paypal site and see if there is a problem before trusting anything sent in an E-Mail. And DON'T use the link in the E-Mail to do it.

 

[Stifko]

I get those all the time, forward it to spoof at paypal.com

 

[Shlong]

Most likely a scam, look at the URL in the link...

 

[Ausm]

SCAM!

Forward immeadiately to spoof@paypal.com


Ausm

 

[ModeEngage]

Phishing scams are lame.

Don't do it.

 

[Squisher]

File>properties, click on the details tab. This should open your eyes.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Google or wiki "phishing"

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: Fern
I received an email, purportedly from PayPal, asking me to go to a site and provide information about myself and my credit card.

They claim this is for "fraud protection".

What do you guys think? Smells bad to me.

TIA

Fern

:sigh;

Asked by a diamond member, no less....

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: altonb1
:sigh;

Asked by a diamond member, no less....

No need to "sigh". The thing actually looks pretty good. I don't use P much. Anyway, I'm a HW guy, so cut me some slack over here, and I'll cut you some if ever need any help in tech support 😉

Anyhoo, thanks for the responses peeps. D@mn, you guys are fast in this section of the forums.

Fern

 

[RaiderJ]

You'd be safer posting all that information in a post on AT. Seriously.

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: Stifko
I get those all the time, forward it to spoof at paypal.com

yea, that's usually what I do.

 

[fitzov]

Originally posted by: Shlong
Most likely a scam, look at the URL in the link...

yeah, if the link is anything other than paypal.com...don't open it.