Before I go on, please don't worry about the money you've sent to us re stickers or Summer Bash payments

I've just opened a little used Email address of mine to find a message allegedly from Paypal stating that I've just sent a large sum of money to a company (in this instance Planet Art). It states that if I didn't authorise this payment then please click "Manage/Cancel Transaction. DON'T DO IT, IT'S A SCAM.

I thought there was something fishy about it because the Paypal account isn't and never was, linked to that Email address.

Look here:-

Zitat

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If its a spoof, DO NOT USE ANY LINK.

Firstly if the email addressed you as ''Dear Member'' / ''Customer'' / ''Client'' OR your ''email address'' then that confirms its a spoof as paypal would address you by your full name eg Dear John Smith.

Secondly if there was a link OR attachment in that email to ''cancel'' the transaction or ''confirm'' any details then again it would be a spoof.

If there was a problem with your account paypal would not ask you to click on an unsafe link in an email or by downloading an attachment, they would direct you to log in normally and go to the resolution or the message centre for more information.

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Randa