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How can you tell?
I had this email waiting for me when I got to work today. The only time I use my PayPal account is for S-B raffles and transactions, which I have not made any in months. Now I get the email below and I'm hesitant to respond because I'm not sure if it's legit or someone trying to get my credit card info and rip me off. Does anyone know how to tell if this is on the level or not? I'm skeptical that it says the need to know my credit card/band account information.
Here's the email:
Dear PayPal Member,
Our comprehensive fraud-prevention program is one of the key reasons PayPal is a safe way to pay online. We believe that innovation and careful analysis is the way to beat fraud. That's why PayPal has developed industry-leading models to review every transaction, and help detect suspicious activity.
Our Fraud Investigation Team recently detected suspicious activity in your account. In order to continue to operate the PayPal service and to reduce the risk of fraud, PayPal Corp. ("PayPal" or "we") must ask you to provide us information about yourself and your credit card and/or bank account.
To do so please follow the link below.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure meant to help you and protect your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
PayPal Fraud Investigation Department
PayPal Email ID PP562
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