RichardPON

Got this come through today.

Even though it's much in the same vein as these Ebay, re-register you bank details nonsense, I had to post it for comedy value:

"Dear PayPal valued member,

Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the PayPal
community we have issued this warning message.

It has come to our attention that your account information needs
to be updated due to inactive accounts, frauds and spoof reports.
If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and renew
your records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
However, failure to update your records will result in account deletation.
This notification expires on 30 February 2004.

Once you have updated your account records your PayPal will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal.

Please follow the link below
and renew your account information. "



Firstly, it's July, so the email's well out of date.

Secondly, there is no 30th February

Stupid twats

SPADGE

Lol like the bit about taking 5 or 10 mins out of your online experience
Makes it sound kind of genuine
The 30th Feb bit kind of fooks that though

RSCAT

loads of dodgy paypal emails BUT

they are doing one at the minute, its if youve had over Ł4500k paid into your account, i got one and just dismissed it as another load of bollocks but when i next visited the site it came up with this page i had to update so the email was proper.

hope this helps, just jump on the site, log in and see if it says anything.

RSCAT

heres how the proper one reads, the first one said Ł5k, then another it was changed to 4.5k looks like the tax mans on the case of people with paypal accounts ~


Dear

PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of
buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs
some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud
teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity.

Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your
account. In order to secure your account and return your account to regular
standing, we may require some specific information from you for the
following reason:

You are receiving this notice because you may have received more than
5,000.00 GBP in total payments to your PayPal account.

If you have not received 5,000.00 GBP or more in payments, then you are
receiving this notice because you haven't completed the steps necessary to
verify your identity. It is very important that you complete these steps
within the next 45 days. Otherwise, access to your PayPal account will be
limited.

PayPal is required by law to comply with European Union Anti-Money
Laundering regulations to collect information from customers when they
receive 5,000.00 GBP or more in total payments to their PayPal account. We
regret this inconvenience and would like to assist you in getting your
account issues resolved.

If you are unable to complete the steps, or do not understand what is
required of you, please click the 'Help' link in the top right-hand corner
of any PayPal page. If you do not find answers to your questions in the
Help Centre, you may contact Customer Service on 08707-307-191.


Reference Number: PP........

We encourage you to log in and return your account to regular standing as
soon as possible. Failure to respond by 25 Jul. 2004 may result in the
escalation of this issue.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that
this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account. We
apologise for any inconvenience.


Yours sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department

SPADGE

I had one of those!
Had to sort out some stuff with them so i could continue to use it

RSCAT

yep, me too, but im convinced its a government forced thing so they can check up for tax reasons.