I received an email asking me to update my personal account details at Paypal, saying that my account was under reviewed and will only received limitation access. I didn’t see clearly at the email address of service@intl.paypal.com at first, and went to click on the link. I had just woke up and was pretty blur.

Then the personal particulars page was loaded. Everything looked like real paypal. Something told me it’s not right when I was updating my credit cards. So, I went on to check my paypal account by using the www.paypal.com. So, this is what I found from the official site:

Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Emails

At PayPal, protecting your account’s security is our top priority. Recently, PayPal members have reported suspicious-looking emails and fake websites. These emails are not from PayPal and responding to them may put your account at risk. Please protect your PayPal account by paying close attention to the emails you receive and the websites you visit.

Please use the following tips to stay safe with PayPal:

• Safe Log In: To log in to your PayPal account or access the PayPal website, open a new web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or Netscape) and type in the following: https://www.
• Greeting: Emails from PayPal will address you by your first and last name or the business name associated with your PayPal account. Fraudulent emails often include the salutation “Dear PayPal User” or “Dear PayPal Member”.
• Email Attachments: PayPal emails will never ask you to download an attachment or a software program. Attachments contained in fraudulent emails often contain viruses that may harm your computer or compromise your PayPal account.
• Request for Personal Information: If we require information from you, we will notify you in an email and request that you enter the information only after you have safely and securely logged in to your PayPal account.
  
  Often, fraudulent emails will request details such as your full name, account password, credit card number, bank account, PIN number, Social Security Number, or mother’s maiden name.

If you think that you have received a fraudulent email (or fake website), please forward the email (or URL address) to spoof@paypal.com and then delete the email from your mailbox. Never click any links or attachments in a suspicious email.

I sent a report to the customer service but I didn’t forward the fraud to the email stated above. I was rushing to go out at that time. Besides, my itchy fingers had deleted the email.

Anyway, just be more careful with emails from paypal. If I updated my details just now, I will be in deep sh*t now. BTW, check out the security tips of your paypal account. Just in case you receive any fraud emails like me.

BTW, I changed my password too. Too kiasi.