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PayPal Scam - "Reminder - We've found InvaIid information, Update Now"

PayPal Scam - Reminder - Weve found InvaIid information, Update Now

PayPal users beware of the phishing PayPal email message below: "Reminder: We've found invaIid information, Update Now," which claims PayPal has found invalid information on their accounts. The fake email was sent by cyber-criminals to trick PayPal users into clicking on a link within it, which will take them to the fake or phishing PayPal website: "paypal-online.co.uk". The fake website will then attempt to steal their PayPal credentials and credit card information. So, it is important that you remember never click on a link to sign into your PayPal account.instead, always go directly to www.paypal.com.

The Fake or Phishing PayPal Email Message

From: service@paypal.com (googl@googlmanagement.com)
Subject: Reminder: We've found invaIid information, Update Now (Case ID#233-231-134-023)

Case ID Number: ID 5564-1320-1334-4203

Dear [email address],

Your account has InvaIid information

We regularly check the activity of yοur ΡayΡal accοunt. Recently, we found that some of the activities yοu are viοlating yοur agreement with us. Therefore, we have limited yοur accοunt and can not offer the service for yοu.

What can I do?

Update accοunt information

Using ΡayΡal logo in the list of auction or website

What can't I do?

Send or receive money

Withdraw money from yοur accοunt

Add or remove a card & bank accοunt

Dispute a transaction

What to do next ?

yοu have 2 days from the dete of yοur ΡayΡal restrictions to fully restore yοur accοunt access through the Resolution Center. If we don't receive the information before this deadline, yοur accοunt access may be further limited.

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Please do nοt reply to this email. This mailbox is nοt mοnitored and yοu will not receive a response. For help, log in to yοur ΡayΡal accοunt and click Help on any ΡayΡal page.

To receive emails as plain text instead of HTML, change yοur Nοtificatiοns preferences. Just log in to yοur ΡayΡal accοunt, go to yοur Prοfile and click My Settings.

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ΡayΡal Email ID PP120 - ab07b40a857c8

The link in the fake email message goes to a fake PayPal website: "paypal-online.co.uk," which was created by cyber-criminals to trick their potential victims into entering their PayPal username, password and credit card information on it. If the requested information is submitted by the potential victims, it will be sent to the cyber-criminals, who will use it to steal their money and use their accounts fraudulently. The cyber-criminals/scammers behind the phishing email message, will change the website's name, so look out for similar phishing email messages with links that go to different phishing websites.

If you are tricked into submitting your PayPal credentials and credit card information on the fake web page, please change your PayPal password immediately and contact your bank and let them know that you have submitted your credit card information on a phishing website.

Remember, never click on a link to sign into your PayPal account, always go directly to: www.paypal.com and login from there.

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Apr 22, 2016 at 2:43 PM by
PayPal Scam - "Reminder - We've found InvaIid information, Update Now"
an anonymous user from: Oslo, Norway

Always be wary of typos in phishing scams.

"Recently, we found that some of the activities yοu are viοlating yοur agreement with us." made me laugh quite hard when I read the mail.

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Aug 21, 2018 at 11:29 AM by
PayPal Scam - "Reminder - We've found InvaIid information, Update Now"
an anonymous user from: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

This is fraud please cancel my Pay Pal account ASAS. Mary

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Jan 21, 2016 at 5:30 PM by
PayPal Scam - "Reminder - We've found InvaIid information, Update Now"
an anonymous user from: Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Another scam for users to be aware of. It is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate between legit paypal emails and these phishing emails since the email addresses they use now are pretty much the same as what paypal uses.

Whenever you recieve a suspicious email make sure to first check the email address it is from and the Email ID which is found at the bottom of the email. If you can't find either of those make sure to login on the actual website and check for any updates you might have.

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Dec 29, 2015 at 8:39 PM by
PayPal Scam - "Reminder - We've found InvaIid information, Update Now"
info

Here is another scam:

-- -- --
From: paypal-intl-grooms-made.com
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:45:26 -0600
Subject: Reminder: We've found invaIid information. Check Now! (Case ID#005-444-134-942)

This message is from a trusted sender.

Your account has been Iimited untiI we hear from you.

Dear,

We need your help resolving an issue with your account.to give us time to work together on this, we've Iimited what you can do with your account until the issue is resoIved.
Please update your card's expiration date and card security code (CSC) as soon as possible.

Update Information

We need additional information to confirm your identity. You can aIways add a new card, too.

Sincerely,
PayPaI"
-- -- --

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Jun 12, 2016 at 4:00 PM by
PayPal Scam - "Reminder - We've found InvaIid information, Update Now"
an anonymous user from: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

I just got one like that, made me think for a minute...

- - start of scam - -
From: PayPaI Service (wallace00123- groomsman.com)
Sent: 12 June 2016 19:24

Notice of
Policy Updates

Dear,
You still need to take action regarding your account. Until you do, your account will remain Iimited.

Your account has been Iimited because we've reviewed your account information.

Please Log in to your account and provide the requested information. If we don't receive the information or we notice additional significant changes in your account activity. Your account access may be further Iimited.
We understand it may be frustrating not to have full access to your account. We want to work with you get your account back to normal as quickly as possible.
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