about vertifying paypal
#1
about vertifying paypal
i was wondering if anyone has verified their paypal account. i got an email from paypal saying i was near my initial limit that they set and that they wanted me to verify it. has anyone done this?
#3
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
Posts: 24,666
Check out if it's a legitimate e-mail by forwarding the entire message to:
[email protected]
I allowed myself to get suckered into responding to one of those several years ago. Fortunately I did contact PayPal and cancelled my credit card before any damage was done.
CHECK IT OUT FIRST!!!!!!!!
[email protected]
I allowed myself to get suckered into responding to one of those several years ago. Fortunately I did contact PayPal and cancelled my credit card before any damage was done.
CHECK IT OUT FIRST!!!!!!!!
#5
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
My dh told me not even to "hover" over a link in an email like this. Forwarding the email to [email protected] is the way to go. When I have done that in the past, I have gotten a very fast response telling me whether the email was legit or not.
A good general rule is never to click on a link in an email. Type in the address yourself if need be.
To be honest, the original description sounds like the email is bad. I have had PayPal for years, and the only "verifying" I had to do was when I first set up the account -- verifying the bank by depositing a couple of pennies in the account, which I think also verifies your address. Times may have changed, but there was never any "initial limit" set on my PayPal account.
A good general rule is never to click on a link in an email. Type in the address yourself if need be.
To be honest, the original description sounds like the email is bad. I have had PayPal for years, and the only "verifying" I had to do was when I first set up the account -- verifying the bank by depositing a couple of pennies in the account, which I think also verifies your address. Times may have changed, but there was never any "initial limit" set on my PayPal account.
#7
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
I should add that an additional benefit of forwarding an email to PayPal (many other companies have the same spoof-type email address) is that it allows PayPal to analyze the origin of the email if it is not legit. This helps them shut down the spammers and scammers.
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 412
I've only had to verify my paypal account one time- at the beginning like Prism99. I occasionally receive emails asking me to verify or something like that. They want my user name and password in order for me to keep my account. I have sent them to PayPal but don't respond to the email.
Don't do it!
Don't do it!
#9
i never verified my account with paypal. i have had it now for a very long time and this email wants me to do what was mentioned above giving the bank account info and letting them deposit a few pennies and then calling them back. i will send that email as was mentioned above.
#10
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Kingsland, tx
Posts: 233
It is not a Paypal link!! It is a scam. If you used it change your password to Paypal, all banking and credit cards NOW!!. If you didn't. just remember what ptquilts said, Don't click on link. go to paypal.com and check it out that way.
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