paypal

[granny grump]

I have had a email from paypal with an attachment to say that my account has been temporarily limited - is this likely to be spam or does this sort of thing happen? I don't want to open it.

[ojread2]

dont open it
Go directly into your PP account if you want to check
Have you used your a/c recently?

[granny grump]

Sorry wrong section - did start to put it in finance but then I got kicked out and went into Q&P by mistake

[ojread2]

doesnt really matter =)

[granny grump]

Thank you oj - no I haven't used the account recently

[ojread2]

then I would say it's probably a phishing email
Delete and forget about it
PP are sometimes restricted - go into PP and have look :)

[ojread2]

PP accounts*

[starone]

I would ignore that and delete it, but before deleting send it to the section in Paypal which deals with scams and spams.

[porilo]

Don't delete it! I had one a few days ago. There is a note on the Paypal website to say that if you receive such emails you should forward them immediately to [email protected] and they will look into it. If everybody did that then Paypal might be able to trace who is sending those illegal emails.

[Famous5]

Thanks for tip Porilo. I had similar email recently and deleted it because I don't have a PayPal account, so I wouldn't have thought of looking at their website. I don't open emails from sources I don't know

[RoganJoshPete]

I had one during last week and sent it to paypal this was their reply email

Hello ,

Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it
was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By
reporting the problem, you've made a difference!

Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other
personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn
more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage.


Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to
[email protected], you help keep yourself and others safe from identity
theft.

Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your
extra effort.

Thanks,

PayPal

[granny grump]

Thank you all I have forwarded it

[brokenbank]

Only PayPal will address you by your known name. If it's addressed to Dear Valued Customer or Dear PayPal user it's spam so just delete it.

You can send it to [email protected] for absolute confirmation.

[Nevilleauk]

It is definitely a fraud message send the contents to PayPal.
All these messages about accounts etc reputed to be from Banks are frauds to enable them to access your account NEVER repeat NEVER respond to them