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[Mysteryman]

Dear Mr Handsome, we've made some important changes to our User AgreementTuesday, 7 September, 2010 13:30From: This sender is DomainKeys verified."PayPal" <paypal@info.paypal.co.uk>Add sender to ContactsTo:

Looks ok to me. It's DomainKeys verified. Scaremonger.

[Nickbat]

Dear Mr Handsome, we've made some important changes to our User AgreementTuesday, 7 September, 2010 13:30From: This sender is DomainKeys verified."PayPal" <paypal@info.paypal.co.uk>Add sender to ContactsTo:

Looks ok to me. It's DomainKeys verified. Scaremonger.

How come you get someone else's emails? 

[Mysteryman]

Dear Mr Handsome, we've made some important changes to our User AgreementTuesday, 7 September, 2010 13:30From: This sender is DomainKeys verified."PayPal" <paypal@info.paypal.co.uk>Add sender to ContactsTo:

Looks ok to me. It's DomainKeys verified. Scaremonger.

How come you get someone else's emails? 

Well spotted Nick

[Danny]

i also had this email, and it actually says you can log on by going to paypal your usual way if you so wish, which would be completelt safe, as opposed to only clicking the links within the email

had no suspicions with this, and i am one very security minded person

[TheBoy]

Paypal do most definately send out info emails.

Always titled to firstname surname.


But as every, never, ever click on a link in an email, genuine or otherwise...

[Vamps]

I have had a few Paypal messages over the last 2 weeks. Started with my correct name, said that my card registered with them is about to expire. Which was correct.  Gave the correct security code on the back of said card. I have not registered another card with them, as yet.

Is this really a scam??

DaveL

I had this recently and it was fine, I was suspicious but went into my paypal account to check things out. My card registered with them had expired, not the card itself as I renewed it as I only have one Debit card..

[Chris_H]

Paypal do most definately send out info emails.

Always titled to firstname surname.


But as every, never, ever click on a link in an email, genuine or otherwise...

Rather draconian I would have thought.  I often email links to people rather than copy entire monologues and pictures.

I have the facility to view my emails as bare text so can easily see where a link is actually going to take me, but a useful trick for others can be to copy/paste the link into notepad.exe (or similar basic text editor) and it will reveal the true destination.

[Entwood]

Paypal do most definately send out info emails.

Always titled to firstname surname.


But as every, never, ever click on a link in an email, genuine or otherwise...

Rather draconian I would have thought.  I often email links to people rather than copy entire monologues and pictures.

I have the facility to view my emails as bare text so can easily see where a link is actually going to take me, but a useful trick for others can be to copy/paste the link into notepad.exe (or similar basic text editor) and it will reveal the true destination.

In outlook if you "hover" over a link the TRUE address appears in a little box ..  very easy to see the scammers .. as www.paypal becomes something totally different !!!!!!!!!

[shyboy]

 All these tips are great for savvy folk, but many of us would not be familiar with all the little differences and could get caught out.
I always assume that the scammers are one or two steps ahead of all counter measures, and so err on the side of caution every time.
If I was a scammer, I'd increase my activity dramatically as soon as I found out that someone like Paypal was e-mailing its thousands of customers, and I bet someone would get trapped, sometime. Isn't that why they keep doing it?

[Elite Pete]

I would never ever click on an emailed link and log in. I always go to the website and log in as normal.