Just got spam from "PayPal" saying my account is restricted...

[TreasonousBastard]

I assume this is s a scam since it was sent to the wrong email address and the link was be hidden.

But, the real problem is that I'm reading it on my phone and Gmail doesn't let me see the headers or the real link, so I can't do some quick checking.

Gmail on this phone sucks for other reasons too, but most of them are because Android sucks. Should I have gone Apple?

[FBaggins]

1. Between PayPal and Netflix, I receive those almost daily

Yes... it's almost certainly a scam.

If you're worried, you can always log in to the service (NOT from the link in the email)... but in almost all cases, it's clear from the sending email address. You may have to adjust your email setting to show the full email (rather than the label they select), but it's usually a dead giveaway.

For instance - the one I received over the weekend was from mata-ngantukjnuue-nerehtrombjt@opiniyngbaguskawan

Clearly not Netflix

[Claustrum]

2. Yes, Paypal, netflix and Apple are the ones I receive frequently

Usually, if you look at the email that sent these messages out, it's not from the official company email but some random outlook email.

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Problem is I haven't figured out how to see the real email

addy.

Reading mail on a real computer (I use Thunderbird) I can see --as you do- that the real sender is [e-mail]

[Light63]

13. I have a little trick that I told my daughters to use when receiving these kinds of emails.

Simply hit REPLY to these kinds of suspicious emails, then look at the sender's real email address. It will tell you whether it's from PayPal, legitimate companies, or scams.

[backscatter712]

3. Oh I get no end of phishing emails.

If it looks sketch, and even if it doesn't, don't click that link.

When it comes to sites like my bank site and Paypal and such, I never follow links from emails to go to those sites. I use my bookmarks, or I type the URL myself. And I make sure it's the correct URL - "paypal.com", not "sketchy.ru".

[Tom Rinaldo]

4. Yes, a scam. Officially confirmed by PayPal

I got that a month ago and contacted PayPal directly myself rather than respond to the phising email. They had me forward them the email and they confirmed it was a scam.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. If you saw the same one I got, you know it was done better than

most. Not tempted to click the link, but had to think about for a sec.

[Tom Rinaldo]

9. It was well done. That's why I contacted PayPal myself n/t

[Zoonart]

11. I contacted them too to let them know it is out there

and how prevalent this is.

[FloridaBlues]

5. Yes I had spam for PayPal along with amazon

I called both costumer services to follow up.

[Docreed2003]

7. Definitely a scam...

I've gotten a couple of those as well. They "look" legit but they are definitely a scam

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. I ignore these emails because they are SPAM and they want your account info.

I get them from Square as well. Square deposits show up on my Bank statements. I have NEVER refunded anyone for services from my business.

NEVER give out passwords, bank account info, etc. These are Phishing emails to con you out of your money, etc.

[jimfields33]

12. I got one too. I ignored it.

[HAB911]

14. forward the email to [e-mail]

they can glean good info from it

[Midnight Writer]

15. I've got about a dozen of these last few months. I don't have a PayPal account.