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Usually, a phishing email will have a fake story that’s designed to lure you into clicking a link or button in the email or calling a phone number. The sender is trying to steal your identity by tricking you into revealing your password or other personal information.
You may be tempted, but don’t trust an email address. It’s pretty easy to alter and is not an indication of whether the email is real or not.
This one is easy. We will never ask you for the following personal information in any PayPal email:
- Your full name
- Your password
- Driver's license number
- Social Security number
- Credit and debit card numbers
- Pin numbers or bank account numbers
We promise to never email you an attachment or software update to install on your computer. Never install attached software or even open an attached file. It’s not safe – it could be spyware or a virus.
Many phishing emails have links that look valid, but send you to fraudulent sites instead. Here’s what you should do: Open a new browser window, type https://www.paypal.com and log in to your PayPal account directly.
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Identifying phishing email is harder than it seems, isn’t it? We hope our Challenge helps you avoid fake emails in the future. For more tips on how to guard against phishing, see How to protect yourself and visit PayPal fights phishing to learn what we’re doing to keep you safe. Or take the Challenge again and try for a perfect score.