is this paypal genuine?

neocon · 9 Dec 2007 at 14:44

There is normally a padlock in the corner.

Is this safe?

West · 9 Dec 2007 at 14:45

You havnt logged in... that probably why dude, try logging in..

Nullvoid · 9 Dec 2007 at 14:55

West said:
You havnt logged in... that probably why dude, try logging in..

So if it isn't safe then he has given whoever it is his paypal details...

shifty_uk · 9 Dec 2007 at 14:58

Doesn't look like Paypals current homepage, nor does the URL look similar.

I'd leave it, visit paypal.com and login through their own homepage.

Nymins · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:00

To me it just looks like the page you go through to pay something through eBay, with the sellers custom ad at the top.

bolger · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:03

Only thing that concerns me is the red x pic in the top left.

It depends where the link came from, if its a well known company then i doubt they're going to try steal your details with a fake paypal page.

Kemik · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:11

That link looks fine. The logo in the top left is just the theme people can add to their Paypal payment page.

As someone else said, login at paypal.com if you're really unsure.

Moredhel · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:15

Looks fine to me, unlike the "new" paypal homepage which looks like it was made by a 4 year old.

geeza · 9 Dec 2007 at 15:22

no, that padlock looks crappy.

go here to make sure

https://www.paypal.com/

neocon · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:12

ok, thanks guys

i would have liked to have clicked on their invoice, but its not a problem to send the money to their email address.

Jet · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:28

It's https.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https

TheMagicPirate · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:40

I always find the best way to check if im unsure is to put in some false details.

If you get told the deatils are wrong, its legit. If it bumps you back to the homepage (Usually the real one) its dodgey

dr. sarf · 9 Dec 2007 at 16:48

I don't know if anyone else is the same but if I'm logging into Ebay or Paypal, I always do it directly via the exact URL. I never click any links to login to financial or vulnerable services. It's just good internet practice and certainly offers you greater protection.

TheMagicPirate said:
If you get told the deatils are wrong, its legit.

This isn't true. I had a spam email the other day, for the 'bay. I reported it but thought I'd try it out with some fake details to enter - so I could see what info they want from people.
I put some random details in and I was told the details were wrong and to try again - which I did then it "logged me in". I assume this is part of their scamming so people think it's genuine.
As I say - only access these types of sites directly by entering the address yourself.