I thought I would post a slight twist to the Paypal emails. My wife and I sell items on eBay on a semi-regular basis, but we use the same PayPal account to accept payments. As such, I am never completely aware of exactly what she has sold and what funds she is expecting. Anyway, the other day I received an email from Paypal saying that so and so had sent us $43.12. My wife not being home, I clicked on the link in the email to review the transaction, and so I could record it (I track our PayPal account in MS Money just like a checking account). Usually, I would check the link before clicking it to insure it was going to Paypal, but was really convinced that it was a valid email so just clicked the link in the email. Got to "PayPal's" website and logged in with user ID and password. After clicking login, I was taken to another (real) PayPal web page and got a message stating that the page I was trying to access was for Paypal members only and to login or register! At that point, alarm bells are going off all over my mind. I quickly went back to the email and checked the link and it was a fake one to some hackers website, and he now had my Paypal user ID and password. Not a fun thought. I immediately opened a new browser, typed in PayPal's site and changed my password. No damage done because I moved quickly, but could have been a disaster. My only point is that is was NOT a request to confirm my acount info and lured me in. Watch carefully!

RJI