A few days ago I received an email which purported to come from Paypal saying that there had been an unau8thorised transaction involving my account, so they had stiopped it. I was invited to open an attachment which asked for details of my account and of things like my National Insurance number. Being suspicious, I logged onto my account and saw that there had been no transactions for weeks. I emailed Paypal and received a very comprehensive automated reply about 'pshishing' which is the practice of people trying to get your bank details. I was invited to send the suspedct email to
[email protected] and to look at
www.paypal.co.uk -'Safety Advice'
Spare a couple of minutes to read this advice.
Paypal , along with most banks, do NOT send emails to customers asking for information.