Springfield Armory Scam

[Pandapup]

I just received an email that said my paypal account had been charged 499.99 from Springfield Armory.  I have read other complaints about this and one person wondered if the scammers are getting information from gun owner lists.  I do not own a gun and have not purchased any guns, but somehow ended up on this scamming list.  I checked my account and no such charge exists, nor has anything been drawn from my checking account.  Can I assume that the email is just an attempt to get account info via phone call, or should I report this activity somewhere else?

[kernowlass]

@Pandapup 

If its a spoof then NEVER USE ANY LINK OR ANY PHONE NUMBER.

Firstly if the email/text addressed you as ''Dear Member'' / ''Customer'' / ''Client'' OR your ''email address'' then that confirms its a spoof as paypal would address you by your full name eg Dear John Smith.

Secondly if there was a link OR attachment in that email/text to ''cancel'' any transaction or ''confirm'' any details then again it would be a spoof.

Also if they ask you to call the number in the email then it would be fake paypal agents trying to scam you for money to 'fix' something. 

If there was a problem with your account Paypal would not ask you to click on an unsafe link in an email / download an attachment OR phone them on a number in an email, they would direct you to log in normally and go to the resolution or the message centre for more information.

More info here >>
https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-spot-and-report-a-fake%2C-fraudulent%2C-or-phis...
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/suspicious-activity