- Safely access the PayPal website or your PayPal
account by opening up a new web browser (Internet Explorer or
Netscape) and type in the following: https://www.paypal.com/
- Never give out the following information in an
email:
- First name, last name, business name
- Email and password combination
- Credit card, bank account, and PIN number
- Social security and driver's license number
- Do not download attachments, software
updates, or any application to your computer via a link you received in an
email. PayPal will not ask you to download anything for your account to
work.
- Choose a unique password and change it
every 30-60 days.
If you think you have received a fraudulent email, please forward the
entire email to spoof@paypal.com and
then delete it.
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