Is this Phishing?

[relminator]

I got an email from

"[email protected]"

With this content...

QUOTEDear PayPal Costumer,
It has come to our attention that your PayPal® account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension. Please update your records before May 31, 2011.
Once you have updated your account records, your PayPal® account activity will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Click here to update your PayPal account information



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The thing is, though I have a paypal account, they sent me the notification into my other email address.

So is this email legit or they are trying to phis me?


Thanks!

 

[david432111]

It's still phishing...
When you click on the link to "update your account details", you will most likely be taken to a phishing site where you will be asked to enter your paypal account details. BTW, it is easy to fake the from address, so don't let that fool you.

 

[relminator]

Thanks!!!


Not that they'll get lot's from me though. LOL

 

[BumFace]

If you're suspicious of other stuff, try to view full headers and check where does your email actual gets sent to.

 

[BlueStar]

Dear PayPal Costumer

Paypal ALWAYS call you by your full name in emails. And they can spell customer. Unless you set up your account solely to buy cosplay and fancy dress stuff?

Clicking the link will take you to a fake paypal site, log the username and password you enter and pass them onto someone who will empty your account. If you get an email telling you to do something on your account, don't follow a link in the email, open a web browser and type www.paypal.com and log on that way. Then you know you're actually on the site you think you are.

 

[Smartpal]

Dear PayPal Costumer

Paypal ALWAYS call you by your full name in emails. And they can spell customer. Unless you set up your account solely to buy cosplay and fancy dress stuff?

Clicking the link will take you to a fake paypal site, log the username and password you enter and pass them onto someone who will empty your account. If you get an email telling you to do something on your account, don't follow a link in the email, open a web browser and type www.paypal.com and log on that way. Then you know you're actually on the site you think you are.

LOL

 

[Nollog]

If in doubt, type www.paypal.com in your address bar and login. Look for anything saying you're suspended.

 

[doyama]

If you have to ask it IS PHISHING

Though to be honest I'm kinda surprised, almost all phishing emails get dumped into the junk bin for me by default. hotmail has become much more usable now that 99% of the crap I get actually gets routed to my junk box correctly.

 

[InuYasha]

I get all kinds of that crap here and there,change your facebook password (don't have one),your order just shipped from amazon(didn't order anything) etc etc its basically all the same shit...

 

[Joe88]

just look at where the links go
usually they go to a random ip