Beware: Lot's of fake PayPal emails circulating.

[Fly]

I could tell straight away that it was fake by the email address it was sent to me by. digitax@ bla .co.uk
That was an email address I used with a company called digitax, a taxi meter firm LOL
Easy to spot spam when you have a multitude of emails at hand.
So just be aware. Here's the general jist of the email.

       
 
  PLEASE VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT TODAY !

Hello,

This Is Message Generated By Our Secure System To Tell You That Your Account Is Under Security Mesures The Account Is Under Security Mesure Because We See In Last 24 Hours That Your Acces Is Opened With Different Computer And Location, To Protect Your Account You Need To Confirm It By The Link Bellow Thanks , We Are Not Monotoring This Inbox !.

What do I need to do?
Click here , And verify your account information,and please confirm your CreditCard.
Please note that the current User Agreement will apply until these changes take effect.

Yours sincerely,
ΡayΡal
 

[Alsatian]

I get a lot of those too, usually a couple of dead giveaways that they're fake are:

1. Genuine Paypal emails always address you by name

2. Bad grammar/punctuation/spelling - as in your example, every word starts with a capital letter and 'measures' ms-spelt as mesures.

If in doubt my advice is to forward it to Paypal for their confirmation before taking any action.

[Fly]

Here's a link to paypal for reporting spams and stuff.
https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/phishing

[simondjuk]

Funny you should post this, ive had one recently too.

[emmz]

Heres another

Reference PP-002-658-325-389
   
Account Status Update   Response required
Confirm information you provided when you created your account   Upon receipt
Log in to PayPal to resolve a limitation on your account
Recently, there's been activity in your PayPal account that seems unusual compared to your normal account activities. Please log in to PayPal to confirm your identity and update security questions.

To help protect your account, no one can send money or withdraw money. In addition, no one can close your account, send refunds, remove any bank accounts, or remove credit cards.
What's going on?

We're concerned that someone is using your PayPal account without your knowledge. Recent activity on your account seems to have occurred from a suspicious location or under circumstances that may be different than usual.
What to do
Log in to your PayPal account as soon as possible. We may ask you to confirm information you provided when you created your account to make sure you're the account holder.

You should also do the following for your own protection:

    Check your account details (address, email, phone, etc.) to make sure they're accurate.
    Review your account activity to make sure you recognise the transactions made recently.
    Report any unknown or unauthorised activity. Go to the Resolution Centre and click Dispute a Transaction.

What's next?

Once you've completed all the tasks, we'll respond within 72 hours.

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Yours sincerely,
PayPal
   
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[Fly]

Funny you should post this, ive had one recently too.

Heres another

Glad to see people not falling for the scam, and sharing the info