Paypal Scam

Hi guys I know this isnt Idol related but I think You guys need to know.

If you encounter this kind of message you need to ask Paypal first if this is legit or not.

heres the email message I received today.

From:	"Paypal Alert" Add Mobile Alert
Subject:	Your PayPal account has been limited
Date:	Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:18:17 +0200
To:

Information Regarding Your account: Dear PayPal Member: Attention! Your PayPal account has been limited! As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system.We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.We requested information from you for the following reason: Our system detected unusual charges to a credit card linked to your PayPal account. Reference Number: PP-259-187-991 This is the Last reminder to log in to PayPal as soon as possible. Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. Once you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore your account access. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety. Click here to activate your account We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologise for any inconvenience.. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department Copyright © 1999-2008 PayPal. All rights reserved. PayPal Ltd. PayPal FSA Register Number: 226056. PayPal Email ID PP059

I already asked Paypal if this is legit or not and heres what they said

spoof@paypal.com Add Mobile Alert Yahoo! DomainKeys has confirmed that this message was sent by paypal.com. Learn more
To:	allaboutidolshows@yahoo.com
Subject:	Suspicious Email (KMM43109117I96L0KM) :ppk1

Dear allaboutidolshows@yahoo.com,

Thank you for bringing this suspicious email to our attention. We can
confirm that the email you received was not sent to you by PayPal. The
website linked to this email is not a registered URL authorized or used

by PayPal. We are currently investigating this incident fully. Please
do
not enter any personal or financial information into this website.

If you have surrendered any personal or financial information to this
fraudulent website, you should immediately log into your PayPal account

and change your password and secret question and answer information.
Any
compromised financial information should be reported to the appropriate

parties.

If you notice any unauthorized activity associated with your PayPal
transaction history, please immediately report this to PayPal by
following the instructions below:

1. Go to https://www.paypal.com/

2. Click on the Security Center at the bottom of the page

3. Click on 'Report a Problem'

4. Select the Topic: Report Fraud

5. Select the Subtopic: Unauthorized use of my PayPal Account

6. Enter your question in the 'Summarize your question in one
sentence' box

7. Click Continue

8. Follow the instructions to access the appropriate form

We are continually improving our customer service to accommodate
members' needs and can be contacted via secure webform at
https://www.paypal.com/wf/f=default.

If you are unable to log in to your account, please contact us using
the
webform at https://www.paypal.com/ewf/f=default.

This email is sent to you by the contracting entity to your User
Agreement, either PayPal Inc or PayPal (Europe) Limited. PayPal(Europe)

Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority

in the UK as an electronic money institution.

I brought up this thing cos you guys might encounter this kind of email and be fooled.

again you need to confirm to paypal or even Yahoo if the messages you received came from them.

Have a nice day guys!!!