Paypal Phishing E-mail

I'm sure many people are familiar with these scams where you receive a seemingly official e-mail from one of your account holders, but it's designed to trick you into divulging your sensitive information. This is how identity thieves get your information. I just received another one of these today after making an Ebay purchase and paying with my PayPal account.

There are many websites warning of this type of scam. Click on the link for a list:

Google Search

Report all phishing attempts so that we can stop these people, one e-mail at a time.

Forward any e-mail you get to phishing@paypal.com or whatever site it's claiming to be (yahoo, capital one bank, etc.)

Paypal's reply to my forwarded e-mail:

Thanks for forwarding that suspicious-looking email. You're right - it
was a phishing attempt, and we're working on stopping the fraud. By
reporting the problem, you've made a difference!

Identity thieves try to trick you into revealing your password or other
personal information through phishing emails and fake websites. To learn
more about online safety, click "Security Center" on any PayPal webpage.


Every email counts. When you forward suspicious-looking emails to
spoof@paypal.com, you help keep yourself and others safe from identity
theft.

Your account security is very important to us, so we appreciate your
extra effort.

Thanks,

PayPal


This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User
Agreement, either PayPal Ince, PayPal Pte. Ltd or PayPal (Europe) S.à
r.l. & Cie, S.C.A. Société en Commandite par Actions, Registered Office:
5th Floor 22-24 Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg RCS Luxembourg B 118
349.