Any one else received a "paypal" re [email protected]

[UniversallyChallenged]

Apparently they have taken $35 out of my account but when i click on the web page it comes up as "fraudulant web page" access denied ?

Have alook here it's a scam.

thanks vs. what's their point doing it then, any idea?

Yes, I got this @2.26am. Have forwarded to [email protected] then deleted. It was identical to the one posted by VS.

Basically UC they send you that rubbish and it brings you to what looks like a paypal site, this then tells you to 'log in', you input your email and password and they then have your details and can use your paypal (and your money!). So if you did re-sign in then I'd change your password pronto. Might be a good idea to do it anyway, through the proper paypal site.
It pays to always look at the address bar when signing in to these sites and check it is what it says it is, eg paypal would be www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run&dispatch and then some extra numbers etc, but a fake could say www.paypallogin.co.uk or some other crap, it will look legit if you don't know what the site should say so just be careful.

Right, thanks again, will change my password pronto

Any email you get from ebay should be in your ebay messages folder - don't open/read/reply to anything from ebay in your email account without checking your messages folder in ebay first - if its not there its not from ebay and it'll be a scam.

I fell into this trap the other day - I replied to an email supposedly from ebay in my personal email account - I logged on through their link and then found someone in the States had listed some items under my name charging my ebay account with their selling/listing fees!

Fortunately I managed to get those fees credited back to my account but I had to change all my passwords and learnt my lesson!