I've had several of these over the past couple of years, the last one had me laughing and spitting out my coffee 'cos they were asking for my card PIN number on top of everything else. Of course I sent the entire thing to PayPal, as usual, and they told me what they told you, and that was what I already knew that PayPal will never ask you for such details, ever. All you can say is it's annoying and what idiots they must think people are, although there are such idiot's 'cos that's why it still goes on. 8) Catlin