Email supposedly from paypal

[mustard-tree]

Be careful of emails that look like they are from paypal

I had one today, a receipt for a payment I had not authorised or made.

A couple of allerting flags

The from field only said paypal and did not include the service bit

The email included a link to click if payment not authorised.

I have forwarded this to spoof

[ed_blackadder_1]

I get them all the time, real emails always give your name. Ie dear blah blah as opposed to dear PayPal member, also if you look at where the email came from it is not PayPal addy.
Never ever open it or click on any links.
If you are concerned about your account go to the PayPal site via web page not email.
I always report them however they are getting more frequent.

[mustard-tree]

I compared it to one I know to be genuine.

My full name is stated in the real one, but not in the scam one.

You always need your wits about you, it is so easy to think

"That is not mine" and make a knee jerk reaction to click the dispute link

I didnt, I went to paypal by the normal route and the payment was not there.

[bitsnknots]

I normally report them to spoof@paypal.com and then I'll delete the one purporting to come from Paypal.

[cookiecookuk]

i get these on a regular basis.send to paypal and forget them.

[wizilizi]

I'm having a spate of these

The wording is very stilted

It's English, Cap'n, but "not as we know it"

I send them to spoof - only once have I had a reply, saying that the information I forwarded was very useful & that avenue had been closed

There are patently many other "avenues"