Phishing Scam Text using Paypal

[geobickford]

Hello, Somebody may have attempted a phishing scam by text by impersonating PayPal. I did not open the link they sent & although I tried to alert PayPal Customer Service, i really don’t know if they care. I think it’s important to crack down on any attempt, no matter how small the amount involved. Once scammers get the info. they seek, they will clean out the victim’s account. A similar scam got $3,100 out of my daughters checking in January! It’s been hell proving she was, in fact, scammed. Bank tried its best to not help her at all. This occurred thru Venmo, a PayPal service. BEWARE!

[kernowlass]

@geobickford 

If its a spoof then NEVER USE ANY LINK OR ANY PHONE NUMBER.

Firstly if the email/text addressed you as ''Dear Member'' / ''Customer'' / ''Client'' OR your ''email address'' then that confirms its a spoof as paypal would address you by your full name eg Dear John Smith.

Secondly if there was a link OR attachment in that email/text to ''cancel'' any transaction or ''confirm'' any details then again it would be a spoof.

Also if they ask you to call the number in the email then it would be fake paypal agents trying to scam you for money to 'fix' something. 

If there was a problem with your account Paypal would not ask you to click on an unsafe link in an email / download an attachment OR phone them on a number in an email, they would direct you to log in normally and go to the resolution or the message centre for more information.

More info here >>
https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/how-to-spot-fake-emails-faq2340/2
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/suspicious-activity