Worrying development.... I just got an email claiming to be from paypal, asking me to update my details. Obviously a fake due to the total lack of effort in that they just wrote a text email, no paypal logos or anything, but the link to their spoof site is
http://www.paypalgroups.com Now this, to the untrained eye looks seriously authentic compared to some spoof paypal site addresses.....
Quote:
Dear Paypal valued member,
Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the paypal account we have issued this warning message.
It has come to our attention that your account information needs to be updated due to inactive members, frauds and spoof reports.
If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and renew your records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension
This notification expires on 48 hours.
Once you have updated your account records your pay pal account service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Please follow the link below and login to your account and renew your account information Click Here
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.
To receive paypal email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences
Whenever you receive a message such as this one, play it safe and call the company - Do Not follow links. Any legitimate company should include a contact number for similar messages.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
PayPal Email ID PP522
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