PayPal Scam
It's been awhile since I've received a PayPal scam, but it looks like they are starting to make the rounds again. This morning I received this email:
Dear customer,
As part of PayPal's commitment to excellence, we invite you update your account by enacting the 2014 .
Your Account Will Be Limited , Until We Here From You .
To Update Your Info . Simply click on the web address below
(or copy and paste the link into your browser):
Please Click Here To Update Your Info
We appreciate your participation and look forward to hearing from you.
John McCabe
Senior Vice President
Customer Service and Operations
Dear customer, As part of PayPal's commitment to excellence, we invite you update your account by enacting the 2014 .
Your Account Will Be Limited , Until We Here From You .
To Update Your Info . Simply click on the web address below
(or copy and paste the link into your browser):
Please Click Here To Update Your Info
We appreciate your participation and look forward to hearing from you.
John McCabe
Senior Vice President
Customer Service and Operations
The first tip off that this was a scam was that the "From" was not PayPal, but myself! Secondly, Paypal would never send anything like this out. Thirdly, the link they give actually goes to "quacklabs.in" not PayPal. Of course one of the biggest tip offs could be if you receive this and you don't even have a PayPal account!
If you ever do get something like this and you might think it's legitimate then use your web browser and go to the website directly (ie. www.paypal.com) - don't start clicking on any of the links you sent!