Is This PayPal Email Legit?

PayPal phishing emails are common. CheckTrusted helps you review suspicious PayPal messages for fake sender details, risky links, and scam wording.

Check a suspicious PayPal email

Paste the email into our homepage checker to review it before clicking anything.

Check a PayPal Email

Forward a suspicious email instead

Do not want to copy and paste? Forward the email directly to our scanner:

scanme@scan.check-trusted.com

Works with Gmail, Outlook, and mobile email apps.

We will analyze the message for phishing signs, suspicious links, and other common scam indicators.

Common PayPal scam signs

Messages saying your account is limited or locked
Unexpected invoices or money requests
Links that do not clearly lead to PayPal
Generic greetings instead of your real name
Urgent pressure to act immediately

How to stay safe

Do not click the email links. Open PayPal directly in your browser or app and verify there. Use CheckTrusted if you want a second look at the message content first.