Is PAYPAL currently sponsoring a give away of gift cards or is that a scam?

[whootie]

Does this look legit?

Congratulations!
(1) $500 Paypal Gift Card has been reserved for you!

Step 1: Click the "CONTINUE" button to claim your prize.

Step 2: Enter the correct information on the next page to claim your prize.

Important: Hurry, limited quantities only!

You only have 0 minutes 58 seconds.

[PayPal_Olivia]

Hi @whootie,

Thank you for your post! I'm sorry to hear that you have encountered something that appears to be a scam. Where did you encounter this? It's very possible that the continue button will lead to a site that is phishing for personal information, or initiates a download of malware.

I hope that you were cautious enough not to click the button! If you did, please run a virus scan to be on the safe side. If you entered any information, it's possible that that information has been compromised.

Olivia