Some things to look at:

• Expand the header of the e-mail. If any of the "from" lines do NOT come from the sender (PayPal, DAZ, eBay, etc), then it's probably a phishing e-mail. If you see a line that says "x-from: nosender@mymail.ru" then it's a phishing e-mail: PayPal, DAZ, etc. would not be sending their e-mail through a Russian server (the ".ru" address).
• Pass your mouse over the link in the e-mail. Your e-mail program, like a browser, should display the real link in a status bar (probably at the bottom of the screen). If it matches the URL, then it's real. But, if the URL says "http://www.paypal.com" and the mouse-over link says "http://213.45.67/loginpaypal/home.php", then it's definitely a phishing e-mail. You should ALWAYS be wary about clicking links in an e-mail. Whenever possible, you should go to the site, login manually, and then update the information that they request- especially if the e-mail asks you to click a link to update credit card information. --John

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