Paypal 'regular maintenance' email is
a spoof and part of a phishing scam ... If you have received this email, please remember that it is very
common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly
different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different
provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common
place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first,
although not necessarily from the same apparent sender. The Spoof Email ...
Dear
Member,
PayPal is currently performing regular
maintenance of our security measures. Your account has been randomly
selected for this maintenance, and placed on Limited Access status. Protecting
the security of your PayPal account is our primary concern, and we apologize
for any inconvenience this may cause. To restore your account to its
regular status, you must confirm your email address by logging in to
your PayPal
Cccount
PayPal Security Team
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