This paypal email legit?

RichardE

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Dec 31, 2005
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PayPal Security Center

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Dear valued PayPal member,

It has come to our attention that your PayPal account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.

However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension. Please update your records on or before January 8, 2008.

Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.

To update your PayPal records click on the following link:
*****/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run



Thank You.
PayPal Update Team

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before I click..figured Id ask.
 

xSauronx

Lifer
Jul 14, 2000
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i think paypal will use your name insted of "paypal member"

or maybe its the other way around :p
 

everman

Lifer
Nov 5, 2002
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I was going to post something witty involving a nigerian prince, but I wrote this instead.
 

Jeff7

Lifer
Jan 4, 2001
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Paypal will refer to you by your full name.
Never click a link in a Paypal or "Paypal" e-mail.

 

edro

Lifer
Apr 5, 2002
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Paypal emails will tell you to login to your account and they will NOT provide a link...