I've received two fradulant e-mails from someone claiming to be PayPal in the last twelve hours.
The fake e-mails will ask for you to enter or update your personal information. If you should get one like this from paypal, you should forward the e-mail AS-IS to spoof@paypal.com
Do not add commentary. Just forward the thing, then they will e-mail you back and tell you if it's a fake or a legitimate e-mail. They NEVER ask for personal information in an e-mail...that's how to tell if it's a fake.
Do not click on any of the links in these e-mails. They will take you to a fake paypal web site, then will have you enter your user name and password. That's the danger...they then have your account information and can start spending your money.
If you give them your social security number and birthdate as well, you can kiss your identity goodbye. Someone else will take over your life and it'll take YEARS to straighten out.
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