Fake Paypal Email - Nice try SCUM!
By LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (51969)
Philippines
February 21, 2018 7:19pm CST
Or should I say, scamming hacker who pretended to represent paypal.
I received an email from paypal today and thought to be interesting to read. Until I realized that this is one of those fake links that ends up hacking your paypal account.
But then I quickly log in to my paypal but did not click the link in this fake email, nothing bad happened.
I've shown a screen shot over here, and Immediately noticed the difference.
It clearly stated at first that it's been updated but how can it get suspended? sheesh
The only last legitimate email I got from them was a cancelled subscription from skype.
Be careful on what to read on your email and don't just CLICK.
The only last legitimate email I got from them was a cancelled subscription from skype.
Be careful on what to read on your email and don't just CLICK.9 people like this
5 responses
. Updated and suspended
@topffer (42156)
• France
22 Feb 18
@Letranknight2015 It is possible. I have been targeted last year during several months by somebody using various email addresses to send fake bills from real companies. Any attachment had a Windows virus inside. I started to send them after 2 months to virustotal where I realized that their virus were "new", detected only by 2 or 3 antivirus on the 40 used by this site. It would have been fearsome on a Windows computer. They had probably a way to detect who was sending their virus to analyze as it stopped suddenly quickly after I posted them.
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@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
22 Feb 18
@topffer I don't even trust AVG and I couldn't renew my subscription with Mc Afee because they only accept paypal from other countries and not mine.
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@BarBaraPrz (47343)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Feb 18
I'm constantly getting fake PayPal emails. I just forward them to spoof@ paypal.com and they reply with a thank you for alerting them to it.
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@BarBaraPrz (47343)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Feb 18
@Letranknight2015 I just hit the forward arrow on the scam email.
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@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
22 Feb 18
Hello @BarBaraPrz I should have told paypal about it, how did you sent your complain? Thanks for letting me know and give me ideas.
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@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
23 Feb 18
@BarBaraPrz too bad I've deleted the email already
@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
23 Feb 18
Hello @pitstop Good thing I was able to read them before making a decision.
@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
23 Feb 18
Hello @yugocean yes, it was not from paypal at all and the words I've shown does tell you that it's a trap.
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@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
23 Feb 18
Hello @cintol Well, some people just don't know how to use Information technology / computer science right. This is why we are not ready for advance technology.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
23 Feb 18
@Letranknight2015 Exactly, some believe everything if its on the internet. Scary world out there to believe it all
