When you receive an email from PayPal, the first thing you should do is to check the sender’s email address. PayPal will only send emails to verified PayPal account holders.
If the sender’s email address is not verified, you can either ignore the email or contact PayPal for more information.
If the sender’s email address is verified, the next thing you should do is to check the email’s subject. PayPal will only send emails with relevant subject matter.
If the email’s subject does not pertain to PayPal, you can either ignore the email or contact PayPal for more information.
If the email’s subject does pertain to PayPal, the next thing you should do is to check the email’s content. PayPal will only send emails that are formatted correctly.
If the email’s content is not formatted correctly, you can either ignore the email or contact PayPal for more information.
If the email’s content is formatted correctly, the last thing you should do is to check the email’s signature. PayPal will only send emails that have a valid signature.
If the email’s signature is not valid, you can either ignore the email or contact PayPal for more information.