If this was only true

Hi LadyM I agree with you and have looked at PayPal and their security warning when I reported the email to them they did thank me but as I didn't mark it as safe in my inbox and reported it as phishing scam hopefully I won't get another one..but as you said guess I had better change my password asap..I didn't think of that thanks for the advice...hugs littleowl

Oh one thing I didn't do was log into my PayPal acceount from the email that was sent to me I had logged in before that and seen the warning about these emails going around...littleowl

Don't know what email proggy you use. I use Outlook & have the option to create rules. I have my PayPal set up to go directly into its own folder. If the email doesn't go into the PayPal folder, I know it's probably not from the official PayPal. The scammers use a different email addy every time. It's always close to the PayPal addy with just a slight misspelling. I like that PayPal has warnings on their website letting us know what the latest scam is & helping us get around it safely. I've been impressed with their proactive stance!!!

You are welcome Send it to them though because Paypal will trace it and put a stop to it that is why they prefer it if People forwarded Mail like that as they can sort it before to many People get spammed I know it is awful as some People do fall for it

Hi gabs..thanks for that link I have forwarded the email to spoof and they replied thanking me for doing so as it is a phishing scam and they are going to look into it further, so hopefully this email will not turn up in other vulnerable peoples inbox, thanks for your help hun..hugs littleowl

Hi Gabs, thanks for the address to send it to...it was a new one but have known that their are some emails going around saying they are PayPal but are scams..was reading about it when I went to it last..it's terrible, wonder how many people get conned by this..hugs littleowl

Yes it is a shame that you did not actually win this money as I am sure it would have been a nice little windfall. However as you were alert, at lest you did not lose any money from any of your accounts and that is probably more important than missing out on a "windfall".

Hi oldboy...I totally agree with you about it being scam, paypal have all my details as I am with them, but i have also sent this scam mail to spoof and they did reply quickly thanking me for passing this information on to them...still..I can dream..lol....littleowl

thank you thank you. i will remember that. i will really believe it if i reveive an email form paypal like that. thanking me for being a loyal costumer. wow. thats a big word and the scammers just used it very right. thank you again. i really do appreciate that.

Hi roni'...it was a surprise to me too as it read that it was a reward for being such a loyal customer!! Wish it had been true but have had so many scammers sending me this type of mail when I looked properly the email was from a person calledLoreni Fracasso Foresti, but it did look real, anyway have reported it to spoof@paypal.com and they thanked me for sending it to them and are now tracking the scammer down so if you do get it report it too to that email address...hugs littleowl

Hi bombshell thanks for your advice but have reported it to PayPal and it is a scam hugs littleowl

welcome.i thought you will say you withdrawed it hehehe

Hi bo'...thanks for your advice thought of doing that myself. infact better still I do have thier phone number here in the UK so could phone them and make them aware of this, yet I do think it is a scam...hugs littleowl

There is an actual number for paypal on their website, though.

Hi Aslan and Bo', the phone number I do have is from PayPal's website and I have had to phone them before about something totally different that number is in the UK and is perfectly safe. I have however reported the email to spoof@paypal.com and have received a reply saying the email is a phishing scam and they are going to be looking into it further....hugs to you both littleowl

It certainly would be great if it were true...well, we can dream anyway...LOL

Hi Pye..I have reported it to spoof@paypal.com as I too believe it to be a scam, I too have been with PayPal for a while and realise that they don't do this..but ooh wouldn't it be nice to have that it would be sooo much help to me at the moment...still I can dream on LOL...hugs littleowl

Hi sparky ,,I have already done that and they were as thankful as you said also they are tracking it down, as it has the senders name and address on the email it shouldn't be to hard for spoof to track them....thanks for your concern...hugs littleowl

Hi jpso...I could of been richer today as I got another two emails saying I had one a $1000.000 again...all my problems would be solved if it was true lol!! I have reported the paypal scam to paypal so hopefully they will get on top of the problem now...littleowl

Hi elitess, I couldn't agree with you more thing is though these scammers get a lot of money when people do fall for their ploys as then the people concerned lose their credentials and get in big trouble ans these scammers can get into bank acounts and take thier money....its an never ending battle, (sigh) littleowl

Hi torch, I did think that people should be aware that this email is going round..it seems authentic but the thing that gives it away that it isn't is because it hasn't got PayPal's logo at the top and it is from some foreign man...am really thankful for all the advice everyone has given me too.as for this email I have reported it to PayPal and they are trying to track it down to stop it...littleowl

It is actually very easy for scammers to copy wholesale the text of messages, Paypal logo and even the entire format of webpages to make the page they send someone to look so authentic, so ignorant people can be taken in easily. But there are some telltale signs one can watch out for. One is that usually legitimate companies may not reach out to customers that way, and asking for confidential information just like that. Another is the address of the webpage they bring you to. Usually they don't have the domain of the legitimate website, so at best they can only disguise the address to come as close to the actual website address, but if you look carefully there will still be some differences. Also the email address of the one who send you the email is usually suspect and won't look exactly like it is from Paypal. One more thing to watch out for is the website address. Legitimate sites will always bring you to a secured page, the one that starts with https:// and has a lock shown. Scam sites are usually not secured (i.e. starts with http:// and not https://). If we are mindful of these differences, we can watch out for them and avoid being scammed. Also if you are unsure if that email actually came from Paypal, you can always forward it to them and ask them first before responding, or check the internet and forums to see if there are discussions about them being scams, because many other people would probably have received the same email.

Hi Opal! thanks for your kind words..you are so right about all these scammers they come in all guises, when I first looked at it there was a name at the top Loreni Fracasso Foresti, that was whom it was from posing as PayPal's representative bringing me the good news I had one a million dollars in some reward thing they were giving out...it did seem rather official but there was no PayPal logo heading it and I realised it is a scam so thought to bring it to everyone's attention. It is amazing what names etc they are now using to try and scam people....hugs littleowl

Thanks bluesuccess, I have reported the email to paypal they are now tracking the scammer down, I can still dream on though eh? littleowl

Hi sarafina...thank you for your advice, you are very right they do give themselves away by asking information about yourself...I have reported the email to paypal's scam site and they are now tracking it down....welcome to Mylot too...littleowl

Hi CraftCatcher..we are really lucky girls! I received another two today both wanting me to look after half od their fortune as it wasn't safe in their country,in return I would receive half of what they gave me.. it is tiring now but just think how rich we could be! No I reported the email to spoof and they are now tracking the scammer down...hugs littleowl

You are so right Bluepatch, I have had emails before like this but just deleted them this time coming from Paypal surprised me so thought I would bring it to everyone's attention, at least you all know it is going round..also I have reported the scam email to PayPal who were grateful for me doing so and are now tracking it down....littleowl

Welcome to Mylot...no PayPal just thanked me and said they will track the scammer down, but if you get one like this or any form a bank saying you have won ex amount of money then delete it or report it as spam, there are a lot of these going around at the moment....littleowl

Hi mlh'..I have reported them to paypal and they are now tracking these persons down so hopefully this email won't be around for long...littleowl

Hi gracie, it is a phishing scam and I have reported it to PayPal, so hopefully they will be able to get rid of this scam once and for all...littleowl

I have reported them to paypal's scam section and they are now trying to track the scammer down...littleowl