THE RESPONSE FROM EBAY:
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Hello,
Thank you for contacting eBay regarding the email you received that
appeared to have come from PayPal.
The email you reported did not originate from PayPal. These emails,
commonly referred to as spoofed emails, are sent in an attempt to obtain
sensitive information such as eBay or PayPal passwords, credit card
information or even bank account information.
Going forward, we advise you to be very cautious of any email that asks
you to submit this type of information. If you ever need to provide
information to PayPal, it should only be done once you have logged into
your account from the PayPal.com homepage. Now that you have received a
spoofed email, your email address has been collected and they will
usually continue to send fraudulent emails to you. Since we cannot
remove your email address from their possession, you may need to set up
spam filters in your email address to block these types of messages in
the future.
If you have already entered personal information such as your password,
social security number or credit card number into a Web site or email
that you now believe was fake, you need to take immediate action to
protect your identity. More information on the steps you should take can
be found on the "Protecting Your Identity" help page link below:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/isgw-account-theft-reporting.html Once again, thank you for alerting us to the email you received. Your
vigilance helps us ensure that PayPal and eBay remain safe and secure.
Regards,
Sherine C.
eBay SafeHarbor
Investigations Team
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DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGES
the first thing to look for if it is fake is that paypal will always use your full name when sending you an e mail. never pay pal user or pay pal... if you check out the security page on the pay pal website it will go through this with a little more detail.