[Curb Hucker]

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 March 15, 2006.

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:
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/restrictedaccounts.asp


I keep getting this email, up to 3 a day for the past week, but I dont think its legit, anyone have any insight?


Thank You.
PayPal® UPDATE TEAM

Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, PayPal® will
periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.

Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/ua/policy_privacy-outside

 

[Transcend]

err log into paypal (not form the link, obviously) and find out?

 

[LordOpie]

I've gotten many of them, but mine is PayPaI... capital "I". Obviously the sender needs a cockpunch.

 

[douglas]

like magic?

click it, give them your info...and watch your money disapear!!

 

[jimmydean]

And every so often I hear someone say "Does anyone actually fall for this?", and my answer is "It only takes a few to make it all worth while".

Look at the code behind the link. My guess is it takes you somewhere other that what the link says.

 

[binary visions]

Never click on links in emails.

Type "www.paypal.com" into your browser bar and log into your account. If there is a legit problem, you'll see it.

 

[LordOpie]

if you wanna click a link, click this one.

 

[Jm_]

Just send me your CC number, trust me it's a lot faster. Please include date of birth and the security code on the back.

 

[Angus]

If PayPal actually sends you an email for whatever reason the Email will start with your full name that you gave PayPal when you signed up . the never send out dear member emails.


Huh,Huhhuhuhuh You said member!

 

[rideit]

well Duh

 

[DirtyDog]

You lose 10 points for even asking.

 

[Nick]

actually, if you were to click their link, AND you are running anti virus software that is up to date, it should pick up the site as a known phishing site and warn you, even block your access.

 

[chicodude]

Yea, I got one of those, and it was pretty obvious because the links address didn't have the name paypal in it at all. Just an ip address

 

[MMike]

I've been getting one (with paypal in the link), saying that someone has been trying to access my account. So I shut the account down....I'm still getting the emails.

 

[MMike]

...just checked my pam box...I've got a ton of those restore account emails now.

 

[jacksonpt]

I got that one a couple of times last week. This week I'm getting one about needing to update/confirm my account info.

Stupid scammers. :mumble:

 

[hooples3]

Bashtids!!!!:mumble:

 

[surfinguru]

Hey, I've gotten 3 of those emails since Thursday last week. It's totally bogus. If you're really concerned, as someone pointed out, just log into your account and make sure things are in order. (Also a good idea to check your transaction history - just in case.)

 

[Mountain_Dewd]

i have got a bunch of those too, pretty annoying, but i think it is a pretty good scam really.

I could see out of all the paypal/ebay users out there a lot of people falling for it.