Just received this email, I've used Paypal ok for eBay - I take it this is a scam though and not legitimate Dear PayPal user, We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures. Your account has been randomly selected for this maintenance, and you will now be taken through a series of identity verification pages. Protecting the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We recently received a report of unauthorized credit card use associated with this account. As a precaution, we have limited access to you PayPal account in order to protect against future unauthorized transactions.You can check your transaction details in attachment. Case ID Number: PE-901-449-020 Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. Thank you, PayPal Billing Center.
RE: sounds like it to me Just realised as well that the attachment was a .exe file - so probably a virus. Hotmail had already isolated it
Send the email to spoof@paypal.com They will confirm whether it is genuine or not but I have had a few of these myself and they have always been scams.