Scam?

quinie | 08:26 Sun 11th May 2014 | ChatterBank

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An e-mail from Paypal saying my account has been temporarily disabled due to unusual activity in the account-asked me to check my account.I have only once used Paypal to pay for a quiz some time ago and I can't find any record of this.Any advice would be welcome.Thank you.

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kvalidir

It's likely to be a phishing exercise to get you to click a link in their email and thus enter your paypal address which they will then have. If I were you I would go and check paypal through a separate window, if all looks fine, then forward the mail to paypal's fraud/phishing department. Don't lick on any links in the email:)

quinie

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Thank you very much for your advice,kvalidir.Next question-how do I check paypal through a separate window? I'm not very computer literate!

grasscarp

Have had this a few times over last few months. I delete it as it is not genuine. The fact it does not address you personally is a giveaway. Any email like this asking you to click on a link is dodgy.

grasscarp

Quinie. To go to paypal type www.paypal.com in the URL line.

kvalidir

okay just click on your icon you use to get onto the internet and when a fresh page appears with whatever you have set you homepage to- that's a new window. There are lots of ways of doing this depending on your browser but this usually works for everything. Then just put paypal's address into the address bar and sign in:)

kvalidir

Or as grasscarp more simply said- sorry we cross posted :)

quinie

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Thank you both for your help-will do as you suggest later on. I haven't click on the link-thought it was dodgy!

Peter Pedant

definite scam

watch out

good advice from the usual suspects

Did anyone say you turn off your email and access paypal thro a freshly minted chrome or google page ?

I get these every few months - and has really put me off internet banking as the banks themselves if you send in the emails dont seem to give a t+ss. ( your loss if you follow the link so in the spirit of client service they think so what and go and have some foffee )