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  • I am not receiving any payment information, maybe the attacker has abandoned the account. However, every now and then, i notice that i receive some Paypal news. Really rare, like once every two months, haven't even noticed that before. I also suppose that you have to verify your email address before Paypal accepts it. Therefore, i think it's highly unlikely that someone just typed his email wrong. I actually don't have any money theft(impossible since it's just a new Paypal account that the attacker owns). Impersonation was my main concern though, as you say. Commented Aug 11, 2011 at 13:57
  • The first thing i was thinking is that maybe i have created this account in the past. However, i seriously don't remember having any other Paypal account except from the one i have for many years now. I'm quite certain i haven't created this account. Moreover, there is a credit card associated with it that ends with a number i am not aware of(i saw it on password reset questions). Really really weird situation. Commented Aug 11, 2011 at 14:01
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    You may want to check your email filter settings in Gmail - they can be set in a way that they'd automatically delete any payment-related emails from PayPal. Commented Aug 14, 2011 at 11:57