Aidan and Twiggs, I get the occasional Paypal myself. I DO NOT use Paypal so that's pretty much a given as a scam.
I was. Funny thing is... I am a computer tech and I should know better. [Expletives] use this technique to hi-jack eBay accounts. Pass it on, DO NOT click on the links. also shows it can (and did) happen to just about anyone, knowledgable or not, so if you fell for it too, don't feel badly.