Possible PayPal scam

Has anyone else been offered a one off payment of $10 to start using their PayPal account again?
Is this a scam?
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i received that email too, i just deleted it as I had used my paypal account 3 times in the past few days.

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I received it and deleted it....

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Paypal regularly offer vouchers, I have read about one for $10.00 in the last few days that were legit

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It is legit...I got one and sent it to spoof@paypal and they replied that it was real. I had already deleted it because I had used PayPal that morning.
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Thanks for your replies. My OH got one today and replied. We have just had an almighty row about it. If it was legit I am going to have some serious grovelling to do, especially as I told him to get his own lunch. ๐Ÿ˜
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I have not used my Paypal account since November last year, but have not received such offer from Paypal ever.

 

Erica

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@jean2579 wrote:
Thanks for your replies. My OH got one today and replied. We have just had an almighty row about it. If it was legit I am going to have some serious grovelling to do, especially as I told him to get his own lunch. ๐Ÿ˜

Yes, they do from time to time.  From memory I think they always address the correspondence to you by name.

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It is legit - but it is not workingSmiley Frustrated

 

I tried to use it and got a message about it not being linked to the correct email address.  Anyway a little while ago I received another message from PayPal apologising for the 'technical error" and telling me .....

 

We sent you an email yesterday with $10 to spend on eBay. You may have noticed that we experienced a technical issue with the voucher code that was sent to you. Donโ€™t worry, you are still eligible for the voucher, it will be available to use from 30 March 2015

 

So I will try to use it again next week.  If you deleted your original message, the code was C_YOURGIFT02 (the code is usually the same for everyone)

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I just used it but they do have technical problems; my message was telling me that my email address is wrong.  Smiley Frustrated

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Voltaire: โ€œThose Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocitiesโ€ .
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