After purchasing something online with PayPal the other day I got an email that looked genuine, as it addressed me by my name, however I was highly suspicious as I've seen a few Phishing scam emails in the past.
I was almost going to ignore it thinking it was a Phishing scam. However when I logged into my PayPal account to report the scam there was a message stating the exact same thing & asked me to resolve the issue, so it was genuine.
The only live links in the emails were just the security ones below which are obviously genuine.
All they wanted was my DOB & Address to confirm my account as genuine. They already had my address correct anyway, so all they got was my DOB?
See below emails.
Anyone else had this recently?
Email 1
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We need your help
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Dear Tiny (yeah I changed this),
We need your help resolving an issue with your PayPal account.
What's the issue?
We noticed that some information is missing or incomplete on your account
and need your help. Please take care of this issue immediately, otherwise
we'll limit what you can do with your account, meaning you won't be able to
withdraw or send money. We may also limit your ability to receive and
request money.
Reference Number: PP-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx
How you can help
It's usually easy to resolve issues like this. Most of the time, we just
need a little more information about your account or latest transactions.
Please log in to your account and go to the Resolution Centre to find out
what you need to do. We'd like to help you resolve this by 21/03/2017, so
if we don't hear from you by then we may limit what you can do with your
account until the issue is resolved.
Sincerely,
PayPal
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Help:
Security:
Copyright © 1999-2017 PayPal Australia Pty Limited ABN 93 111 195 389 (AFSL
304962). All rights reserved.
PayPal Email ID PPxxxx - xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Email 2 after I gave them the info requested.
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Your PayPal Account Has Been Returned to Regular Standing
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Dear Tiny,
We have completed our review and have returned your account to regular
standing.
Thank you for your patience during this process and for helping to make
PayPal the safest and most trusted online payment solution.
Sincerely,
PayPal
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Help:
Security:
Copyright © 1999-2017 PayPal Australia Pty Limited ABN 93 111 195 389 (AFSL
304962). All rights reserved.
PayPal Email ID PPxxx - xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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