One thing to always remember is that PayPal never asks you for personal information within emails, ever!
No matter how legitimate that email from "PayPal" looks, it's not.
The following is a scam!
Quote:
Dear PayPal User,
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding
your account. Your account may have been accessed by an unauthorized
third party. We recently received a report of unauthorized credit card use
associated with this account.
As a precaution, we are requesting additional verification of your payment
and personal information in order to protect your PayPal account against
future unauthorized transactions.
Please follow the link below and complete the requested information. The
situation will be immediately reviewed by the fraud department and we will
remove any holds on this account.
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/we...=updateprofile
Case ID Number: PP-361-117-408
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
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PayPal Email ID PP684
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