Is this Paypal email real?

mOdO · 29 Dec 2009 at 15:35

Hey guys,

Someone from the bay just sent me payment for an item that im selling. I just got this email from paypal, is this real?

We are sending you this email to let you know that we have received funds of an amount of £XXXGBP from the buyer XXX for the auction item and it will still be pending and can only be posted into your account,once you provide us with some necessary information to complete the payment.Your PayPal ID and the Tracking Number Of Shipment from the postal office are all needed.This is not a request by the buyer but a new policy to safeguard fraudulent transactions going on at the moment.

Once you have got the item shipped through the buyer's requested shipping option,forward the tracking number to our security customer care email at ****************** and also the remaining information and we will go about crediting your account within the next 24 hours.
We look forward to serving more of your business needs in the future.
The PayPal Team.

Gadge · 29 Dec 2009 at 15:36

mOdO · 29 Dec 2009 at 15:37

I thought so as my paypal fund is still £0.

lee32uk · 29 Dec 2009 at 15:37

Log into your paypal account and check there instead

Clum · 29 Dec 2009 at 15:38

Of course it's fake.

"new policy to safeguard fraudulent transactions"

So they want to safeguard dodgy transactions?

What is the address it came from?

britboy4321 · 29 Dec 2009 at 15:38

Not even a very good fake

Incidentally I got ripped off £150 by someone through paypal yesterday.

fishfishfish · 29 Dec 2009 at 15:43

I wonder whether George Agdgdwngo will answer?

gillywibble · 29 Dec 2009 at 15:47

Yes, yes, it's real.

GolfNovember90 · 29 Dec 2009 at 16:10

i think he meant what was the email address you got it from

PhillyDee · 29 Dec 2009 at 16:25

Lol. Send one back in the same vein. Also, send the email to [email protected] They will make a record and investigate it.

Send one back saying:

The tracking number has been confirmed and you will receive your item within the next blue moon.
Thanks,
The PayPal Team.

zzzJonny · 29 Dec 2009 at 21:06

PhillyDee said:
Send one back saying:

The tracking number has been confirmed and you will receive your item within the next blue moon.
Thanks,
The PayPal Team.

Then wait for the next wave of spam and phishing emails to come flooding in...

whitecrook · 29 Dec 2009 at 21:27

once you provide us with some necessary information

Yes that sounds completely normal.

Kennysevenfold · 29 Dec 2009 at 21:29

Is this thread for real?
You even have to ask

Zenduri · 29 Dec 2009 at 22:12

Im a bit hmm about this as someone posted in another thread earlier they sold a high value item on ebay and the payment was held by paypal until delivery was made to help deter and stop scam artists receiving payment and not sending goods.

In the thread a few uses DID state it was for items over £200 that this seems to be happening.

orderoftheflame · 29 Dec 2009 at 22:14

If you have to ask....

Zenduri · 29 Dec 2009 at 22:15

Heres what i mean re withheld funds and requiring proof or feedback

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1112763

or

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing/securitycenter/sell/SaferPayments-outside

Hatter The Mad · 29 Dec 2009 at 22:32

mOdO said:
I thought so as my paypal fund is still £0.

rofl

Shakeel · 29 Dec 2009 at 22:57

britboy4321 said:
Not even a very good fake

Incidentally I got ripped off £150 by someone through paypal yesterday.

how, may i ask?

Mattus · 30 Dec 2009 at 00:06

HybridX said:
Im a bit hmm about this as someone posted in another thread earlier they sold a high value item on ebay and the payment was held by paypal until delivery was made to help deter and stop scam artists receiving payment and not sending goods.

In the thread a few uses DID state it was for items over £200 that this seems to be happening.

You only have to read the message to know that it's fake. Presumably an actual e-mail from PayPal would avoid appalling grammar, and would make sense.

"and it will still be pending and can only be posted into your account"?
"a new policy to safeguard fraudulent transactions going on at the moment"?

PhillyDee · 30 Dec 2009 at 00:10

And the return email would actually be @Paypal.com