Paypal scam?

[postaboy]

I just got this email. Is this a scam?

Security Measures

"Our systems detected your user ID being used in Europe."

Dear member

Our systems detected your user ID being used in Europe. At the moment we are trying to trace and resolve the provenience of this matter, so please get involved in helping us trace these bruteforcing attempts. Use the link below to access our mainframe database and confirm the information we have on file for your account.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr? cmd=_login-run
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporarily suspend your account.

If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of PayPal policy to represent oneself as another member. PayPal is committed in assisting law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that impersonators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law..

Thank you for your patience as we work together to protect your account.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department

[Socheata]

Yes, this is a scam. Do NOT login into the link they provided.

[hutno]

I dint think ive ever seen "bruteforcing" used in a sentence. Probably not real (Ihave you seen any strange transactions on your account). If you feel concerned about this go directly to the paypal site and log in and drop their CS a email. Never under any circumstances go to a site through a hyperlink contained in an email and enter your personal information+

[supermariomelee]

Sounds like a fake. Forward that email to Paypal's customer service email address. They like to find about these fake sites.

[evilmregg]

That is totally, 100% guaranteed fake. PayPal will NEVER ask you to verify your information from an email, EVER. They avoid doing so exactly to avoid people falling victim to this kind of scam.

[CoffeeEdge]

SCAM!!
Report that to Paypal, immediately.

[Bune]

I click those links all the time. Of course, I usually end up putting stuff like Buttocks McRear as my name, along with various other niceties (or not-so-niceties) in the other fields. then I hit submit and trace the address the link is sending it's information to, contacting the ISP of said site immediately after.

[kill3r7]

SCAM!!! if you are really concerned call them up but I think it's a fake.

[Gamrr4Life]

I generally use the following rule to determine if something is phishing or not: if an is important enough for a company to email me about, then they will have made it easy for me to read about when I log into to my account.

I delete the email, then open a web browser and log into PayPal/eBay/my bank and look in the "Profile" section. If there's no news there, then odds are that the email was a scam.

[wubb]

spoof@paypal.com is the e-mail to forward this to. Include the headers.

PayPal puts your name in their e-mails and doesn't include a link in their e-mails AFAIK, so it's almost certainly fake.

[hockey0707]

I think thats the first time I ever saw provenience used in a sentence.

is that even a word? lol

[cheapass Gundam]

Make sure you post the full header of any suspicious mail next time when you ask. A well forged email can look legit on its face but without a full mail header no one can tell for sure if it's a scam or not.