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I keep getting emails from "PayPal" saying that my account now has limited access and that I need to verify my information.
Has anybody else had this happen to them as the email sent looks very convincing. The address that it's been sent from is [email protected]

Any advice much appreciated

I would firstly go into your pay-pal account, if there's any issues it will tell you in there.

Hover over the e-mail address on the e-mail it's come from as well, to see if it shows a different e-mail address.

Finally, is it addressed to you by full name? If not, then it's a scam.

In the email check if the email that sent is has anything after [email protected]

Like.... [email protected] <[email protected]>

If it has anything different after then it is 100% a phishing email.

The only way is to log into your paypal account and question it via their internal support email, as if there has been any form of unusual history on paypal these emails can be legit and need to be sorted asap. If they have detected unusual IP activity this can happen, sometimes even if you use a VPN it has a similar effect causing them to suspend the paypal account.

It's a scam.

Don't reply, just ignore it.

Cheers gents I will try and contact PayPal through my account. Gut feeling is a scam but couldn't work out why they want to send a verification code to my mobile as I've been set up for years

similar thing has happened to me recently, change password and all was fine.

Account looks fine when I logged on so have forwarded them the email to investigate

Same thing happened to me and all I had to do to sort it out was send all my money to a Nigerian bank account. Expensive but worth it for peace of mind.

They want your phone number.

PayPal alread have the necessary details if you have an account with them. The same goes for any online service. Always.

Any unsolicited email requesting personal details is a scam, with the exception of requests to confirm your identity, but even then they will ask for no further information.

I was nearly caught off guard once when I had a message regarding a payment of $400 for a pair of trainers. (And I'm quite savvy to this stuff). My first thought was that my daughter had been buying stuff on my account. Then I noticed that the email was not addressed to me by name.

It's normally the other way around where a Nigerian wants to deposit a million into my account😁

Cheers Fiasheart

What are you going to do with all the money when the Prince's funds clear and sends you millions?

Probably buy an unbuilt timeshare.

 :D

I used to sell timeshares (but they were built)

There is also a scam pretending to be from O2 saying they can’t verify your details to click on link to avoid extra charges

I had a text message with the same thing this week. I just ignored it, but I can see many people falling for the text one.
My general rule is to never click on paypal or bank links even if they are real, manually type them in or use app.

Move it elsewhere quickly and close my account  :pint:

That's what I normally do so good advice

I had a legit mail from pay pal this week asking me to confirm mobile number for S/MFA purposes. Was legit, request was to log in to account and check details were correct, email address was legit. Problem is with so many phishing emails you never can tell - basic rule is always be on guard and always check the full email address from the sender as recommended above

I think that's the same Emil I have been sent and it's so hard to tell

I had to confirm my PayPal via a text code for an eBay purchase today.

I'd never do that from an email link though

Email title is this "Name: Final reminder: Please check your phone number".  It is legit/takes you to PayPal legit account, basically asking you to confirm that your phone number is correct in your account details.  You do not need to enter anything if it is correct already in there.

They are going to start confirming transactions using text messages with a code (like most banks have done over the last couple of years - Multi Factoral Authentication).  If your details are up to date you don't need to do anything anyway, but if they don't have your mobile they won't be able to text you confirmation code when using Paypal.

BUT if you want to safe, delete the mail anyway, login into you PayPal account as normal and check your details are correct, and for extra safety create a new password (as recommended somewhere above)

click on the three dots and look at the raw message; I've had loads of these mostly from an Italian fashion label - just delete them

I purchashed from eBay last Sunday so maybe that's why I've had the email from PayPal

Funnily enough I bought something off ebay last weekend (for the first time in a while) that probably triggered the email.

Problem solved methinks, legit email, all good

Yes I think you're right as I purchashed from ebay last week the first time in six months