Hi Simon, The email address that you have received a number of emails recently from is a genuine PayPal email address. If you are unsure if the email was sent by PayPal or not, the best thing for you to do is go directly to the PayPal website and access your account directly.
How do I know if a PayPal email is real?
- Come from paypal.com. Scammers can easily fake the “friendly name,” but it's more difficult to fake the full name. A sender like “PayPal Service (zxk1942R3@gmail.com)" is not a message from PayPal. ...
- Address you by your first and last names, or your business name.
How do I know if PayPal email is real?
A genuine email from PayPal would also address you by name and not start with 'Dear Customer'. Logging into your account direct and not clicking on any link in the email is the safest way to check what is going on (if anything). Don't reply or open any attachments, and if in doubt contact PayPal to be 100% sure.2021-05-05
Is service PayPal com a fake email?
An email from PayPal will: A sender like “PayPal Service (zxk1942R3@gmail.com)" is not a message from PayPal. But sophisticated scammers can sometimes fake the full name, so look for other clues.