Tips for telling an official PayPal email from a spoof or scam (with a real example)

I got one of those PayPal spoofing emails and I wanted to share it. Let’s be clear, this email is not from Paypal. It’s a fake, designed to steal your info. If you’re ever unsure about anything you get from either eBay or Paypal, forward it to spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com and they’ll verify for you if it’s real or not.

I know people fall for these all the time and have had friends do it with drastic consequences so I thought we’d take a critical eye to one ofthese scams to help you avo...