Home Categories Scamming - Fraud PayPal Phishing Scam - "Your Account Has Been Locked - Please Click on the Link below to Restore" 4 4 2.67K 0 Jan 28, 2016 2016-01-28T13:45:50-05:00 Jan 28, 2016 2016-01-28T13:47:50-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) PayPal users who have received the following message: "PayPal - Your account has been locked Please click on the link below to restore your access," should delete it. The message is a phishing scam, sent by cyber-criminals to trick PayPal users into visiting a fake PayPal where their account credentials (usernames and passwords) will be stolen by the same cyber-criminals. The cyber-criminals will then use the stolen credentials to hijack their victims’ PayPal accounts and use the accounts fraudulently. The Phishing PayPal MessagePayPal - Your account has been locked Please click on the link below to restore your access:http://upaypal.co.ukThe link in the fake message goes to the following fake PayPal website: upaypal.co .uk. Once on the website, potential victims will be asked to sign-in, but any attempt to sign-in, will send their PayPal accounts credentials to the cyber-criminals who created the fake website.PayPal users, who were tricked by the phishing scam, should change their passwords immediately and check their accounts for discrepancies, and report those discrepancies (if there is any) to PayPal. More From OTA Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) ▷Fraudulent JPS "Service Suspension Noti... ◁Phishing Scam - "Unblock Microsoft Acco... Fake Boston Marathon Bombings Charities... PayPal Phishing Scam - "Latest Account ... "ready-survey.com" is a Scamming Websit... Norton Antivirus Scam Email Invoice - B... Is Orwya a Scam or Legit Online Store a... Kingpalmstyle Scam Online Store at king... Fostering a Culture of Lifelong Learnin... Disney Plus Email Scam and Suspended Su... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter comment post here 4an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMar 22, 2018 at 5:43 AM by PayPal Phishing Scam - "Your Account Has Been Locked - Please Click on the Link below to Restore"an anonymous user from: Ely, England, United KingdomThis text is doing the rounds again asking you to access hxxps://smsb.co/boiyu to restore your account.Beware. They really should run their texts through spell check, check them grammatically before sending. School boy error!an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMay 18, 2016 at 1:59 AM by PayPal Phishing Scam - "Your Account Has Been Locked - Please Click on the Link below to Restore"an anonymous user from: Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaHi, received the following message via a text message from the following number in the UK.44 7781 470659"PayPal: Your account has been locked. Please click on the link below to restore your access: http://bit.do/b2RRw"I deleted the message and then logged in to my PayPal account without any trouble.It must be a SCAM!infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoMay 18, 2016 at 6:10 AM by PayPal Phishing Scam - "Your Account Has Been Locked - Please Click on the Link below to Restore"infoYes, it is a scam.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoMay 17, 2016 at 10:06 PM by PayPal Phishing Scam - "Your Account Has Been Locked - Please Click on the Link below to Restore"infoHere is another scam:"Hi, received the following message via a text message from the following number in the UK. 44 7781 470659PayPal: Your account has been locked. Please click on the link below to restore your access: http://bit .do/b2RRF"