paypal text message received warning to others

sha_shah1

just receive this text from a mobile number

Your PayPal is restricted. Please re-confirm your identity today or your account will be closed: and a fake link

if any one get these kind of message please dont click on link

Thanks

afahmed

Thanks for the information

frenchielove

Thanks for that @sha_shah1

sheilamm

thank you

staffygirl2015

Thanks for that @sha_shah1

yvonnearmstrong

@sha_shah1

Thanks

Yvonne

bluenose5

Thank You.

caro120

@sha_shah1 wrote:

just receive this text from a mobile number

Your PayPal is restricted. Please re-confirm your identity today or your account will be closed: and a fake link

if any one get these kind of message please dont click on link

Thanks

what an odd message but bit scarey that a link takes you away somewhere...

did it look official apart from that?

can always let community police know, or paypal - hopefully they already aware...might even scan these sites for info every now and then?

mate had that tax office scam on hers, disembodied computer voice, freaked her right out but having listened to it on you tube I think it wasn't convincing... they tell you to contact them or solicitor, that costs to do so? and she checked with a mate who said bin it I think... the message rather than the phone.

too much data leakage, question everything I spose... shame innit. probably making us all a little cynical and paranoid, I hope they can sleep at night these people..

roise05

For kind information.

weetinamc

@sha_shah1 wrote:

just receive this text from a mobile number

Your PayPal is restricted. Please re-confirm your identity today or your account will be closed: and a fake link

if any one get these kind of message please dont click on link

Thanks

i wouldn`t dream of clicking on a link like that

thanks for the heads up

123kingarthur

Thanks @sha-shah1 I am really worried about these sort of fake calls my friend lost eight thousand life savings on a different site a couple of months ago so nowhere is safe

tonicurtis1967

Yes i will delete that if i get one

123kingarthur

@frenchielove Do you need to ring pay pall if you get one of these calls I wonder

frenchielove

@123kingarthur Just don’t click any links and don’t give anyone any info

123kingarthur

@frenchielove thank you, you are so kind helping me, Why are people so wicked a friend of mine got an e.mail. and followed the instructions to the letter, thinking it was her bank asking for all the information and they stole 8 thousand pounds from her she did not tell the police because she said she felt stupid.

I only found out a week or so ago. and she will not tell them

jenny64711

Thanks @sha_shah1 I will definitely be wary now ☺️

slarti

@sha_shah1 wrote:

just receive this text from a mobile number

Your PayPal is restricted. Please re-confirm your identity today or your account will be closed: and a fake link

if any one get these kind of message please dont click on link

Thanks

Well spotted.

But, even if you think that a link in a message is real, never click it, got to the site in your normal way so that you know where you're going.

Be careful out there!

davidevans0000

cheers @sha_shah1 I've had that in an email.

shabazmoqsud

@sha_shah1 thanks for sharing

Especially for all the members that have paypal accounts on giffgaff.