PayPal do not use fly by night email addresses they will use their own actual email address which is palpal.com followed by whatever country you are linked with.

In my case being from Australia this would be paypal.com.au any wording in front of this would be from a department in PayPal as you can see below and another one I will give you further in this training relating to scams.

Here is one example I received from PayPal after I purchased something the other day you will notice that the email address is service@paypal.com.au it will always be @paypal.com following by your country code.

Also note the PayPal actual logo in the top right hand corner. One that is not visible in the fake example sent to me shown in the previous email and later on the next page.





  • PayPal will never address you as Dear User such as in this example below nor would they call you Dear Member and so on.

Below is what PayPal have specifically stated which you can find in the help section once you log into PayPal.

How do I know if an email is from PayPal?

You'll know if an email is from PayPal when: You see your name or your business name in the email. We always address you by your full name or your business name as registered on your PayPal account. Well never use generic greetings like Hello PayPal member.








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kiliwia62 Premium
Thanks, Andre very helpful indeed we can never enough be prepared.
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apache1 Premium
Thank you, Sylvia, great to hear from you again. The most scams out there the more we need to be aware of that's why it's so great to be part of this community you learn so much.
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead Sylvia
Namaste my friend. :)
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Rich908 Premium
A very important post

Thanks Richard
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apache1 Premium
Thank you, Richard and a vital one to be aware of.
Have a great week
Andre
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Judy-B Premium
Hi Andre, good reminder and a very helpful tutorial. I was always told a company will use your name, if not it was a scam. Thank you for taking the time to make this training.
Judy :)
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apache1 Premium
Hi, Judy you are most welcome.
We can only do what we can to help our fellow new members hope this will be of some assistance to them and a reminder to others.
Andre :)
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ContentBySue Premium
Incredibly importation information, Andre. I had one such email the other day and forwarded it to spoof@paypal.com. Whenever I receive an email from any payment platform, I never open them and simply go to the website itself.

Thank you for the heads-up for all of us.
Sue
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apache1 Premium
That's is the best way Sue I only opened the email, not the links for this purpose and for the training otherwise it is just forwarded to PayPal.
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TaniaHersel Premium
Thank you, it is important to be aware of this.
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apache1 Premium
Thank you, Tania, yet again for the visit and comments. Yes, it is very important to be aware especially for those starting out in the online world.
Andre
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