The scammers have a very simple way of getting your paypal information. They send you a very good looking email asking for and account update. This email links you to an update site that looks to be paypal, looks very genuine. But its where they get your information from. I have had three of these, one way to see if its bogus is to put in a phoney email address and password if that gets you in further you know you have been had. Pay pal does not send out info requests, you just get caught up in the scam, easy to do. So be leary of any account update mail from paypal as it's more than likly a scam.
Bob
Bob