antonye
28-Jun-2005, 12:21
Just had an email plop into my inbox, notifying me of a payment made to my PayPal account.
Thinking this was a bit odd, I logged into my PayPal account by typing in the PayPal address, as you should.
Nothing was in there, so I went back to the email and checked again - sure enough there was a link hidden inside the email which didn't go to PayPal but to a scam site which looks like PayPal but asks for your login details.
Please be aware that you may well receive the same, so don't forget to ALWAYS type the address into your browser rather than click on links in emails.
Thinking this was a bit odd, I logged into my PayPal account by typing in the PayPal address, as you should.
Nothing was in there, so I went back to the email and checked again - sure enough there was a link hidden inside the email which didn't go to PayPal but to a scam site which looks like PayPal but asks for your login details.
Please be aware that you may well receive the same, so don't forget to ALWAYS type the address into your browser rather than click on links in emails.