PayPal e-mail possible fraud

[DigitalCaravan]

I got this email in my gmail account today. Now note my gmail account is not associated with any paypal account at all.

Dear psycoboy@gmail.com,

We are sorry that you have decided to close your PayPal account. With
millions of members in dozens of countries across the globe, PayPal is
continually improving and expanding its award-winning services.

PayPal is the world's leading online money transaction service for
individuals, businesses and merchants. From customized shopping carts and
ATM debit cards to one-click purchases and a leading high-yield Money
Market Fund, PayPal offers individual and business solutions that are
time-saving, secure, cost-effective and easy-to-use.

Should you decide you want to have a PayPal account again in the future,
visit https://www.paypal.com and follow the few easy steps to open a new
account.

If you did not authorize your account to be closed, please report this
email to us at https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_contact_us

Sincerely,

The PayPal Team

PayPal Email ID PP528

I checked all the links and they actually do link to paypal... so I'm a little confused on that or gmail "fixed" them so they link properly maybe I am not sure.

here is the complete header and it does look like it originated from paypal.com but I still have no idea how/why it was sent to this e-mail when it's not listed anywhere

X-Gmail-Received: 265da4eccb0d26f32794a6083bda61608529fd86
Delivered-To: psycoboy@gmail.com
Received: by 10.39.2.76 with SMTP id e76cs7525rni;
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:45:18 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by 10.38.152.39 with SMTP id z39mr800172rnd;
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:45:17 -0700 (PDT)
Return-Path: <service@paypal.com>
Received: from smtp-outbound.nix.paypal.com (smtp-outbound.nix.paypal.com [64.4.240.67])
by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 63si1458212rna;
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:45:17 -0700 (PDT)
Received-SPF: pass (gmail.com: domain of service@paypal.com designates 64.4.240.67 as permitted sender)
Received: from dentmail2.den.paypal.com (dentmail2.den.paypal.com [10.191.28.243])
by smtp-outbound.nix.paypal.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15F0E8208E3
for <psycoboy@gmail.com>; Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:45:17 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from denbatch1.den.paypal.com (denbatch1.den.paypal.com [10.191.20.40])
by dentmail2.den.paypal.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 0998A21F7B3
for <psycoboy@gmail.com>; Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:45:17 -0700 (PDT)
Received: (qmail 32151 invoked by uid 999); 16 Oct 2004 20:45:16 -0000
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:45:16 -0700
Message-Id: <1097959516.32151@paypal.com>
From: service@paypal.com
To: psycoboy@gmail.com
Subject: Your Closed Account Status

 

[ldcdc]

Contact Paypal and tell them abut this "PayPal Email ID PP528".

I suppose they should be able to give you an official explanation.

 

[DigitalCaravan]

already did that, I was mainly carious if anyone else got e-mails like this one on emails not associated with paypal accounts. and I just find it intersted and I like reading about incidences like this myself

 

[country-tyme]

I got one yesterday, but it was to Dear, (no name)
and when you click on the link it takes you to http://www.paypal-ebay.com (not https://paypal)

paypal-ebay.com is owned by some s*** in Columbus, NE.
I sent it off to paypal and it was confirmed as a fraud.

 

[DigitalCaravan]

ya thats the thing tho... this actually linked to paypal.com