Paypal E-Mail

[Prudie]

Can other Paypal users confirm they've had an e-mail from Paypal with the following words "Τесhnісаl ѕегνісеѕ оf thе ΡауΡal Inс. aге сaгrуіng оut a ρlannеd ѕуѕtеm uρgradе.
Wе еагnеѕtlу аѕκ уоu tо ѕtaгt wіth thе ргoсеdurе of сonfіrmatіon on сuѕtomеrѕ data.
Untіl thеn, wе hаνе tеmρогагіlу геѕtrісtеd уоur ΡaуΡal aссount aссеѕѕ."
It looks iffy to me, awkward use of English plus a typo in another part of the e-mail. Is it a scam?

[bert_h]

Yes, along with scores of others. Unless your real name is on it, it's a scam.

[2sp_]

I get "paypal" emails all the time. I just delete them and check my account by logging into it from the internet, not from any link I've been sent.

To my knowledge, paypal very rarely email you. And definitely not once a day as my Inbox would suggest!

[rockyracoon]

Iffy, did they put a link for you to follow?

If in doubt, go to Paypal and check your account yourself

[Prudie]

Thanks, the more I look at it the more obvious it's not real, Cheeky beggars!

[ferlew]

Yes, here too. But a few mins later I used it on ebay, no problem.
What do they hope to gain?

[xstitcher]

Probably is phishing...I haven't had that mail...delete it.

[wolf63]

I get tons of these scam letters and they all look dodgy. If I was going to scam people I would at least try and make the letters look legit. I really can't imagine that many people would fall for the con.

[Prudie]

I know wolf but people do. I just came home and saw it, a kneejerk reaction made me ask on here but I'm sure it's worth it to them for the handful who do respond. Yes there was a link.

[ruthandsam]

I've also been getting phone calls up to 5 times a day from a company that claim to be from Paypal. They asked for my name, address, etc duhhh!!!! and didn't speak very good English.

Had it confirmed that this was also a scam.........

[xstitcher]

Foreword this mail to: [email protected] and then delete it.

[bert_h]

The scammers only expect these to work on newly signed-up users.

[factor-fiction]

I get a paypal phishing emails on a daily basis and always send them, together with the full headers, to the spoof@paypal email address. They always thank me and confirm it was a phishing email but I'm not convinced they can do anything to stop them even though the return address always seems to be PAYAL.co.uk, so I'm not sure why that address isn't closed down.
As others have said, Paypal would mention your name and some other details