Scam - Digital Ocean Inc

[SyHend]

I received an email today saying I charged $200 with Digital Ocean thru paypal.

Has anyone else seen this?  I am positive it's scam, because I don't know the company nor have I used pay pal for that amount.  The "from email" shows as <removed>

Anyone else?

[Bwolf]

I also received this e-mail and I don't use PayPal very often. I 100% agree that this is a scam and hope no one has fallen prey to it.

[AMRanaweera]

I received the same email pay pal please look into that 

[bbann74]

Same here. Hope PayPal will look into it.

[SquawkShoppe]

Definetely a scam, and I would like to add for all others to not open the attached PDF. This is where the true hack is lurking. If something is not addressed to you personally in the subject, do not open any attachments until you verify their source as trusted. I hope that helps.

[Robyn0922]

I received an email from Paypal this morning saying I had sent a payment of $7.95 to Digital Ocean Inc., which of course was news to me.  The amount had not been taken from my bank account nor could I find a payment of that amount being paid through paypal.  It also says at the bottom under my invoice number that my order will be sent within 4 hours and if this is not me, I can press the "cancel" button to cancel this transaction before the order is submitted.  I'm not going to press the cancel button.  I hope thats the right move.  

[aoherron]

I have received the message twice now and verified that I did not, nor did anyone in my household make the order.  Don't click on anything!!! 

[Jttk]

I've received the same email twice in the past week.  Includes an attached pdf that I did not open of course.  No corresponding charges so classic phishing.  Screenshot attached for reference.

EDIT: Apparently helpful screenshots void of anything prohibited are, well, prohibited.  Thanks Paypal (for nothing).

[halohoo · Accepted solution]

I called Paypal and was told to forward the entire email to:

spoof@paypal.com 

Below is an email I received from Paypal after my call

Thanks for letting us know about the suspicious email you received.
We'll investigate it, and may contact you with additional details. If
you haven't done so already, delete the email from your inbox. If you
clicked on any links or downloaded any attachments within the suspicious
email or website, log into your PayPal account and view your account
activity.  If you see any unauthorized transactions, go to the
Resolution Center to report it. It's also a good idea to change your
password. 

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[Nunavut10]

Hi, I have also received this email today. I hope PayPal solve it as soon as posible.