paypal is evil!!!

Hopefully, gloam hasn't been taken by a spam email. I get those emails all the time that look exactly like it's coming from PayPal, but my email catches it as spam. If anyone will just run their cursor over the URL, then they would realize that the address is not the same as the legitimate PayPal account URL.

Its pretty obvious to tell whether or not it comes from paypal or not. Just look at the address it came from.

I have gotten them like my husband but ummmm I haven't sent any info and my account is still active even when they said it wasn't. Is why I dont pay them any attention

Oh and obvious to you or me may not be to others. Not everyone knows what to look for.

Here's a tip. When websites have an email then more often than not they have the email address ending in the same domain name as the website.

eg. lets say there's a online game website called www.fungames.com
if they have send you an email from them then it would come from an email address like "admin@fungames.com"

The same with paypal. It has to end with "@paypal.com.au"
so if you get an email from something like "support@qweui.paypal.com" then it is spam.

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I can't actually do that. I don't have 2 of the required documents to send to them. I need all required documents to get my account back. So i'm pretty much stuck now because paypal won't give me the money in my account either... All those hours wasted.

the pay pal site has a phone number. i called their phone number to talk directly to a rep. hope that helps. call the phone number and talk to a rep.

I checked it in my paypal account as well, when i logged in i got a message saying saying my account is limited.

I know if i get spam emails or not. Just look at the email it was sent from if it doesn't end with "@paypal.com" then it is spam. I never fall for that.

Every illegitimate email I have gotten looks like a legitimate email, with the @paypal.com address. It's just that, in the body of the email, where they give you an URL to click on, it looks legit, but goes to another address.

Are you sure? Every illegitimate email i got never had exactly "@paypal.com.au" at the end. That does remind me however, that you can send any email poses as any email you wish. I remember that i bookmarked that page that tells you how to do it but i don't have it anymore since firefox stuffed up and my bookmarks got wiped.

Yes, I am sure. And the URL within the email looked fine, but, if you cursored over it, it would say it didn't match. When I see one from 'paypal', I just delete it because it usually says something similar and I know my account is fine.

You are right. An email can be sent by anyone with 'anyone's' address. I know. I've gotten emails from myself (actually not me), and it looks legit, until you get to looks at the ISP numbers.

Barb42, Your information is very good. I have found that when I get one of these types of e-mails they are usually in my BULK MAIL. That always sends up a BIG FLAG in my brain. My answer is to ALWAYS FORWARD IT TO: spoof@paypal.com

You are right. The best thing is to send them on to there so it can be dealt with. There are people who know how to read all those headers and find the people responsible for sending those out. They do find some and then some will turn around and get another ISP address to send from starting the process all over again. Usually those types of emails are sent by my emailer to the JUNK section. It apparently recognizes something within the email and separates it from my legitimate emails. I've never had an email from Paypal with the exception of notifying me of a payment sent out or received. I think they are a very good company myself.

But so far i have not known how to open an PayPal account.Could you tell me?

You can get a paypal account simply by going to payal.com and signup. Im sure if you signed up to mylot you would also be able to signup to paypal.

The phishing emails to steal personal data can definitely make it look as if the mail came from paypal (or ebay, etc.) Paypal will*always* use your name and not "dear paypal user" or "dear -youremailaddress-."

I run the mouse over the link those phishing mails say to click on (without clicking) and it's usually from some third world country or the hubs of where a lot of ID theft is going on.

If all else fails, give paypal a call. They don't ask people to verify information by clicking on a link in a mail without the person's name there.

Oh, and those mails are more than spam... they're why identity theft is so widespread.

Great info Barb42!

Katie, you are so right. I get Ebay and Paypal emails on a regular basis. And I have yet to ever get one from Paypal other than to tell me I've paid for something, or someone has sent me a payment. Those phishing emails do look legit and I've heard of lots of people clicking on them, thinking they were from PayPal only to find they had been had. I've learned you just don't click on emails that don't have your name in the TO section and even then sometimes the email isn't legit. You just really have to pay attention to every aspect of an email anymore since so many people have learned the tricks of the trade of stealing! I even know one woman who got her bank account wiped out. It was the bank's fault, though, and she got all her money back. There are definitely some smart, dishonest people out there.

she is right many times i have been harrass by some so called paypal email. The good thing is that at the time i recieved those emails my cards were all suspended by the bank.

I asked them already if they can send me a cheque but they replied with the definition of what having a limited paypal account is which really annoys me because i feel like i am talking to an answering machine that sends you the same message over and over regardless of what you say to them.

Well to be sure of what is a fake email from papal,I forward the email i received to spoof at paypal.com they will let you know in a return email if it is from them or a fake.I also have the ebay tool bar that will alert you if you are going to a fake paypal site.I know it works cause it alreted me once when I went to a site that was not paypal.Hope this helps.

That doesn't protect my security at all. By submitting more pieces of confidential information a hacker is more likely to steal more info about me. The purpose of submitting more information is for paypal to make sure that i am really who i claim to be and quite frankly they need more than just a bank account.

Yeah. Im stuck with a similar situation, I can't verify my new account if i want my $70 from other money making sites unless i have my account verified which means i also need to get a new bank account.

I'm a new user.I reside in china.I'm chinese.Could you tell me how to open a PayPal account? How did you opend it? Thank you for your help!

I expect your reply.Thank you.

just got to paypal.com and register.,in order for you to get verified you need to put in your bank account or credit card details., just follow all the steps., Ü

I assure you that it wasn't a spam email. I do get those as well but i know the difference between the legitimate ones sent by paypal and fakes sent by spammers.

You can also see your account limited when you login there.That's a confirmation for that e-mail,whether it's a scam or not.Good Luck.

Have you signed into Paypal since you got the email? You can't always tell who sent it by looking at the address. If I get something from Paypal I always go to their website. Never click a link to Paypal in an email.

I already know what to do to get my account back but i can't do it because i don't have a credit card and i can't get one because i am too young. I also need to get bills and photo id (passport or driver's license). Since i don't have either i can't get my account back.

Yes i logged into my actual account to see if i could still transfer money to my bank account but i couldn't.

Can you add a parent's name to the account and use their credit card?

If not you can use it as a savings. You will collect interest on the money until you get a credit card.

Don't believe it! Its a spam! Check out all the spam emails I have encountered on my blog. http://delispam.blogspot.com