For Buenchico

[goodgoalie]

Hi Buenchico. Could you please have a look at the last post I made here re another scam email (I think) from 'PayPal'. I'd appreciate your expertise:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Technology/Question1544134.html

[Buenchico]

On my way (although I'm further down a bottle of wine than I'd like to be when trying to provide meaningful answers!)

[goodgoalie]

Thanks, sorry to interrupt! Really, just want to know if you know if intl.paypal.com is authentic...

[Buenchico]

Anything ending in paypal.com has genuinely come from Paypal IF that's REALLY the sender's address. However, as I explained on the other thread, it's easy to spoof the 'return' address on an email, which is what actually ends up in the 'from' field. You need to go into the detailed email headers to check where it's REALLY come from.

https://www.howtogeek.com/121532/htg-explains-how-scammers-forge-email-addresses-and-how-you-can-tell/

[goodgoalie]

Thanks, again. Think I'll leave how to see headers in Hotmail till tomorrow, but a quick reading seems to say to look for the address nearest the bottom of the info that comes up, and check that is the same as where it purports to come from....

[EDDIE51]

As I said in your original post it is a scam and a very common one.
If you do not have a PayPal account then there is no way you can have had money taken out of it. I do have a PayPal account and I get these scam messages about once a month. They are all scams.
PayPal always start a message by Dear 'George' (or what ever forename you use for your PayPal account) . Never 'Dear Member' or similar. But as you say you do not have a PayPal account then you can't get messages from them so it has to be a scam!
If you do have a PayPal account then logout of email and log direct into PayPal using your password and look at your account,any legit transaction will be on there. DO NOT log on to PayPal by a link on the email!, that will send you to a spoof site where they will ask to confirm your bank details for a refund!!

[goodgoalie]

Ta, Ed. Don't have, and never have had, a PayPal account - maybe, as I said to Chris on the other post, they got to me because my email address is my first and last [email protected]

[EDDIE51]

Don't be worried about getting a PayPal account, it is very useful.
You can send cash to friends or family instantly , safely and free of charge. You can pay and get paid by people /organisations all over the world instantly and safely.There is the PayPal guarantee of a full refund for anything bought via PayPal if the item does not arrive or is faulty. PayPal is now separate from eBay, many people still think PayPal is eBay only but it is not. You can even order a pizza or burger home delivery meal or a birthday card on PayPal now without revealing your bank details!
Attention to the details I have mentioned will ensure that you can use PayPal safely and not need to worry about scams!

[EDDIE51]

All these food retailers take PayPal now, including Pizza Hut and Burger King
https://www.paypal.co.uk/Shopping/WhereToShop/?c=Food+%26+Drink#5

[johnk]

Forward the email to [email protected]