Anyone else getting strange/suspicious emails lately about their PayPal or other accounts?

[Pachamama]

I have now received multiple emails lately that look very suspicious and I absolutely do not click through the links asking me to "sign in"....

But the fact that I have received multiple emails like this to my email accounts is very worrisome....just wondering if others are seeing an increase in this kind of activity....

Here is a sample text and from an email that was all strange....



Warning! Your PayPal account has been limited!

As part of our security measures, we regularly check the activity of the screen PayPal. We request information from you for the following reason:

Our system has detected unusual sign in to your PayPal account.

IP Address : 166.230.75.19
Country : Niger
Browser : Maxthon

This is the last reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you will connect. PayPal will provide measures to restore access to your account.

Once connected, follow the steps to activate your account. Thank you for your understanding as we work to ensure the safety account.

SIGN IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT (was a link)

Copyright © 2000-2018 PayPal. All rights reserved.
PayPal FSA Register Number: 226056 .

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Country: Niger. OOOOOPS, forgot to change that. :)

[Scoopster]

2. Actually, yes.

This morning I woke up to a fresh pile of password request emails from Twitter AND Facebook.

I also had a brand new Instagram account & page, even tho I never use the website. The page was littered with trash from Fux Gnus and the Cheeto Clown. Actually this was hilarious, because whoever created the account used my email instead of their own. That let me take control over the account, clean it up & lock it.

[ksoze]

3. Likely bogus - some things to check

Hover your mouse over the supplied sign in link and look at the address. It likely does not show a paypal URL. The bad grammar is also a cue that it is a phishing email. If you are concerned, separately log into your paypal account and look for messages there.

[dameatball]

15. Right. When I get an odd looking e-mail (seldom) I just go to that account myself.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. Only like everybody with an email account.

[katmondoo]

5. I was asked to confirm my bank account

As a new user I did and I believe it to be OK. It was my first bank deposit using PayPal. I will be careful in the future.

[Kali]

6. I don't even open emails perporting to be from pay pal.

Or Amazon unless I just did an order.

[MontanaMama]

7. I'd forward to paypal's

phishing department.

[WillowTree]

10. Send to.......

[e-mail]

[sdfernando]

8. Yes!...and I don't even have a PayPal account! /nt

[WillowTree]

9. My favorite is one I just got recently purporting to be from "Benk of America".

Actually, it might have been from Benk of America for all I know. It sure wasn't from Bank of America. And I don't have an account with either, which was also a tell.

Always dead giveaways.....

Poor grammar/syntax
Salutation does not show your name as you use it on the site
Gives a link instead of just telling you to go to their site
Link given doesn't show the supposed sender's domain
Etc...Etc...Etc...

[nykym]

11. NEVER REPLY TO THE EMAIL

Go to the site and log in there.
Then you will see that nothing is amiss.
you were being phished.

[octoberlib]

12. Not recently. i got one last year and promptly reported to Paypal so they could try to shut it down

before some other poor rube fell for it.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. I get those from time to time. Report to PayPal at [e-mail]

Don't click through on any of the links in the email. Open a new window and check your account for any suspicious activity.

[lpbk2713]

14. One other tip ...

Don't ever click on "Click here if you no longer wish to receive these notices"
or anything of the sort. Most likely clicking it will put you deeper in their grasp.
Look into how to use filters in your email client. It will be well worth the time.

[Hekate]

16. Yes, I've had quite a few. They arrive in my spam filter and go straight to Trash from there.

Fortunately for me I only used PayPal once, years ago, and I can't even remember what for except my son had to talk me through it. As far as PayPal goes, I have no "account" -- that is, it has been at Zero since that one-time transaction all those years ago. So it makes it easy to ignore.

They obviously got hacked. You didn't get a notice from them? Ha ha (sarcasm). Welcome to the world of Big Business and their transparent practices.

[fierywoman]

17. There are bogus Amazon notices too, about items not actually ordered that

are being sent. If you have an item on order, check the shipping # with the # in the subject. If it doesn't match, don't open.

[Totally Tunsie]

18. Yes, same here - a definite uptick in these phonies, especially PayPal.

If it's not obviously a fake (some are incredibly good), I open a new window and check my accounts directly, looking for any messages or notifications posted there. Not surprisingly, there's usually nothing to be found.

A friend recently replied to a Bank of America e-mail asking for confirmation of his data. Big mistake! Although he didn't realize until after he received his statement in the mail, within a day of the e-mail, his account had been siphoned of $20,000 in 4 increments, through the Bank of China. BofA was very accommodating and quickly reimbursed all his funds, apologetic for not having noticed the scam. He was very lucky.

Always
Be
Cautious

[Runningdawg]

19. Nothing suspicious in the financial relm

However there were 8 emails from job hunting services in my mail box this morning and I have NEVER joined one. Someone sold my info recently.