"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams

PayPal users, be aware of fake PayPal email messages claiming that you have sent money. The fake or phishing email messages are being sent by cybercriminals to trick PayPal users into clicking on a link within them that goes to a fake or phishing PayPal web page. The fake webpage will then attempt to steal PayPal credentials and credit card information. So, it is important that PayPal users remember never to click on a link to sign into their PayPal accounts. They should instead, always go directly to www.paypal.com.

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PayPal You Sent a Payment Phishing Scams

A Sample of the Fake or Phishing PayPal Email Message

From: mailto:Account-mesures@ supportLoginIDS. onmicrosoft.com

Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 1:39 PM

Subject: PAYPAL : You sent a payment in the amount of 75.20EUR ? OVH S.A.R.L‏

PayPal

Tran saction Number : 8441N2481P54741z

Hello,

You sent a payment in the amount of 75.20EUR ? OVH S.A.R.L (reservation2016@ corsicaferres.com)

It Is possible That the transaction appears after a few minutes on your account.

Having problèmes with This transaction ?

You have a période of 24 hours from the date of the transaction to cancel the payment.

*Enter all your personal information to your account!!

Click here to cancel the payment immediately.

Note: the cybercriminals may change the payment number, so look out for similar emails with different numbers.

The link in the fake email message goes to a fake PayPal web page on a compromised website that was designed by cybercriminals to trick their potential victims into entering their PayPal username, password and credit card information.

If the requested information is submitted by the potential victims, it will be sent to the cybercriminals, who will use it to steal their money and use their accounts fraudulently.

If you are tricked into submitting your PayPal credentials and credit card information on the fake web page, please change your PayPal password and contact them for help immediately. Also, 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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Note: Some of the information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed.

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November 1, 2020 at 11:45 AM by
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"From: brock jordon <brockjordon4@gmail.com>

To: undisclosed-recipients:;

Date: 10/30/2020 4:06 AM

Subject: If you want to cancel This payment

Dear Customer,

Order Confirmation(Ref-MLNJ451A54)

Transaction ID: THBFF44518.

You have sent a payment of $ 754.99 USD From Your Paypal Account If you want to cancel This payment Or Approve This Payment Kindly Call us on- 1(971) 288-0787

As a security measure, we routinely monitor account activity to prevent fraudulent use of our customers accounts.

We noticed some unusual activity on your Paypal account and are concerned about potential unauthorized access.

Your Paypal account is being charged with $ 754.99 USD We Want to Confirm That this Purchase Is made By You Or Not

And If you want to cancel This payment Or Approve This Payment Kindly Call us on- 1(971) 288-0787 with your account until you take action.

Your Paypal account is being charged with $ 754.99 USD We Want to Confirm That this Purchase Is made By You Or Not

And If you want to cancel This payment Or Approve This Payment Kindly Call us on- 1(971) 288-0787

What's going on?

We noticed some unusual activity on your PayPal account and are concerned about potential unauthorized account access.

What do I need to do?

If you need help or have any questions, call us at- 1(971) 288-0787

Sincerely,

PayPal

Toll Free- 1(971) 288-0787 U.S. (corporate headquarters)

Address- 455 California, Omaha,U.94102,"

Here is another scam.

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July 21, 2018 at 6:10 AM by
"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams
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Here is another scam:

"Von: orange_ltd@mail-zg367.getresponse.com im Auftrag von service <orange_ltd@europe.com>

Gesendet: Sonntag, 13. Mai 2018 20:08

Betreff: you've sent a payment

May 13, 2018

Transaction ID: O-15G0220K7763W

Dear,

You've sent a payment of 22.00 EUR to Orangemobile Ltd.

Thanks for using PayPal. Please note that this is not a charge. Your account will be charged when the merchant processes your payment. You may receive multiple emails as the merchant processes your order.

Your funds will be transferred when the merchant processes your payment. Any money in your PayPal account at that time will be used before any other payment source.

It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account.

Merchant

Orangemobile Ltd.

cs@ornagemobile.com Instructions to merchant

You haven't entered any instructions."

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June 2, 2018 at 12:59 PM by
"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams
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I received the attached this morning. I’ve never used Viber, and certainly didn’t subscribe or order anything from them.

I didn’t click on any links and forwarded the email to PayPal to inform them.

Thought you should see this as well as I've seen other issues regarding Viber scams on your site.

Thanks.

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From: Viber <do-not-reply@newsletter.com.au>

Sent: Saturday, June 2, 2018 11:12 AM

Subject: Receipt of your Payment to Viber

PayPal

June 2, 2018 10:00:11 PDT

Transaction ID: NT00SDO510236E

Hello,

You sent payment of $1250.00 USD to payme@viber.com

Thanks for using our service. To see all the transaction details, log in to your account.

It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account.

Your transaction is being reviewed because our system has detected that you are using a new unknown device!

Issues with this transaction?

Cancel and Report >

Seller

Viber Subscribers Note to seller

You haven't included a note.

Shipping address - confirmed

Viber Store

No shipping address needed

Shipping details

The seller hasn’t provided any shipping details yet.

Description Unit price Qty Amount

Viber Pack 1 Year Subscription Instant delivery

Item# 322300197235 $1250.00 USD 1 $1250.00 USD

Shipping and handling 0.00 USD

Insurance - not offered -

Total $1250.00 USD

Total EUR €1180.17 EUR

This charge will appear on your credit card statement as *Viber.deposit"

From amount 0.00USD

To amount $1250.00 USD

Exchange rate: 1 EUR = 1.14177 USD

Currency conversion: To complete this transaction, our currency conversion fee is added to the exchange rate, set by an external financial institution. For more information about fees, see our user agreement.

Issues with this transaction?

You have 180 days from the date of the transaction to open a dispute in the Resolution Center.

Need to contact the seller? go to your account or click on the link in your purchase email to see your order details. For more help visit Resolution Centre.

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May 16, 2018 at 9:51 AM by
"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Jesús María, Lima, Peru

Here is another scam:

"May 15, 2018

Transaction ID: USA86SAKJNNL3A

Dear Costumer,

You sent a payment $23.97 USD to GoDaddy, Ltd.

(payment@godaddy.com)

​It may take some time until this transaction to appear in your account.

Merchant

GoDaddy, Ltd.

payment@godaddy.com Instructions for merchants

None provided

Description Unit Price Quantity Total

Ultimate Hosting (Best Value)

​Item #984654309 $7.99 3 $23.97 USD

Subtotal

$23.97 USD

Total $23.97 USD

Payment $23.97 USD

Payment sent to payment@godaddy.com

Invoice ID: 9836670

You have 30 days from the date of the transaction to open a dispute in the Resolution Center

​ You don't recognize this transaction?

Click to Dispute this transaction

You have 24 hours from the date of the transaction to open a "DISPUTE" in the Resolution Center.

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and click Help in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

You can receive plain text emails instead of HTML emails. To change your Notifications preferences, log in to your account, go to your Profile, and click My settings."

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May 13, 2018 at 11:41 AM by
"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Received this scam:

"Hello 1@hotmail.com,

You sent a payment of $233.00 USD to Chris Arning

We assume that your account wasn't used by you Your transaction is being reviewed because our system has detected that you are using a new unknown device.

You can Cancel this transaction.

It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account.

Merchant

Chris Arning Instructions to merchant

You haven't entered any instructions.

Shipping address - confirmed

Ibrahim Yasir

Flat 4-G-02

Hulhumale

Male’, Maldives,

20057

Maldives Shipping details

The seller hasn’t provided any shipping details yet.

Description Unit price Qty Amount

XMP Bursters L8 x 1000 $233.00 USD 1 $233.00 USD

Subtotal $233.00 USD

Total $233.00 USD

Payment $233.00 USD

Charge will appear on your credit card statement as "PAYPAL"

Issues with this transaction?

You have 180 days from the date of the transaction to open a dispute in the Resolution Center.

Questions? Go to the Help Center at www.paypal.com/mv/help.

You can receive plain text emails instead of HTML emails. To change your Notifications preferences, log in to your account, go to your Profile, and click My settings."

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May 13, 2018 at 2:45 PM by
"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Schaarbeek, Brussels, Belgium

Hello,

I received today 13 meI 2018, the same email about a payment o 233 dollars. I have tranfered it to the Paypal's customer's service. Best regards. André TILMAN. Belgium

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May 14, 2018 at 12:33 PM by
"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico

What happens if you click on cancel it? I did it by accident but it sent me to an empty page.

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May 14, 2018 at 12:59 PM by
"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams
info

The page may have been taken down. But, the link would have gone to a fake PayPal website where you will be asked to sign-in. If you attempt to sign-in, your PayPal username and password would be sent to the cybercriminals who will use it to gain access to your account and use it fraudulently.

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May 8, 2018 at 1:09 PM by
"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Vienna, Austria

Got phishing mail on may 8th 2018:

"paypal May 08, 2018

Transaction ID: 1FE02163TB5091019

Hello,

You sent a payment of $233.00 USD to Chris Arning

We assume that your account wasn't used by you Your transaction is being reviewed because our system has detected that you are using a new unknown device.

You can Cancel this transaction.

It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account.

Merchant

Chris Arning Instructions to merchant

You haven't entered any instructions.

Shipping address - confirmed

Ibrahim Yasir

Flat 4-G-02

Hulhumale

Male’, Maldives,

20057

Maldives Shipping details

The seller hasn’t provided any shipping details yet.

Description Unit price Qty Amount

XMP Bursters L8 x 1000 $233.00 USD 1 $233.00 USD

Subtotal $233.00 USD

Total $233.00 USD

Payment $233.00 USD

Charge will appear on your credit card statement as "PAYPAL"

Issues with this transaction?

You have 180 days from the date of the transaction to open a dispute in the Resolution Center.

Questions? Go to the Help Center at www.paypal.com/mv/help.

You can receive plain text emails instead of HTML emails. To change your Notifications preferences, log in to your account, go to your Profile, and click My settings"

Delete

May 13, 2018 at 12:23 AM by
"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams
an anonymous user from: Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

I got same email on 13 of may... I think its a phishing email.

Delete

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"PayPal You Sent a Payment" Phishing Scams