The Basics of a Safe PayPal Login

PayPal account login is an important part of making use of this online monetary service. To login to your PayPal account, you have to enter the email address that you registered and your password. You may also opt to directly go to your account or to your transactions when you login. PayPal uses an encrypted connection to protect your account from fraud. Unfortunately, there are still many ways by which scammers can gain knowledge of your PayPal account login details. Here are a few reminders on how to protect your PayPal account login details.

First and foremost, never ever conduct a PayPal account login using a link from an email. This is perhaps one of the oldest online scamming techniques but unfortunately, many people are still fooled by it. Though the link will take you to a website that seems to be the real PayPal account login page, it is really just a fake website that will get your important login details, namely your email and password. Once the scammers have acquired your PayPal email and password, they can now utilize your credit card through your PayPal account to buy anything.

If you happen to receive a shady email that provides a link to a purportedly PayPal account login, you may report it to PayPal so that they can take the necessary measures. To report a shady email, simply forward it to spoof@paypal.com. Delete the message afterwards. Additionally, bear in mind that PayPal will never demand for your email and password, so do not attend to such request as they are probably scams as well.

If you use a shared computer to do a PayPal account login, do not forget to log out the website once you are through with it. Bear in mind that in doing so, you are leaving your account susceptible to people who may take advantage of it. In addition, refrain from doing a PayPal account login from an internet cafe as much as you can. These internet cafe’s may have a keylogger in their computer systems which can record your PayPal login details.

Remember that the best way to do a PayPal account login is by directly going to www.paypal.com with a web browser. Do not go to the site using a link or with a built-in browser from an app.