Beware of "PayPal The Primary Account Shipping Address was Changed" Phishing Scams

Updated: October 20, 2017 2017-10-20T10:12:22 - Posted: October 20, 2017 2017-10-20T10:08:41 - Views: 831 -

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Beware of "PayPal The Primary Account Shipping Address was Changed" Phishing Scams

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PayPal users who have received email messages like the one below, which claim that their primary shipping address their accounts have been changed are asked not to click on the link in the email message. This is because the link or button in the fake email messages go to a phishing website looking similar to PayPal's website, where visitors will be asked to sign into with their PayPal account. But, any attempts to sign into the fake PayPal website will send the visitors' PayPal credentials to the cybercriminals behind the phishing scam, who will hijack the accounts and use them fraudulently.

The "PayPal The Primary Account Shipping Address was Changed" Phishing Scam

From: "service@intl.paypal.com" <eohftfvwudgwspuxtzlkjfehqvxvfu @smklaxcvxtdtdomymvxr.ambyajmyik>

Date: Oct 19, 2017 10:43 PM

Subject: The Primary account shipping address was changed on Fri, 20 Oct 2017, 01:43:38 AM

Dear,

The Primary Shipping address for your PayPal Account with

linked email () was recently changed to :

Maria Guttenberger

Zusmarshauserstr. 14

Wertingen 86637

Germany

Don't recognize this activity?

Click here for more information on how to recover your account.

Regard

PayPal

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This is why it is important that PayPal users remember never to click on a link to sign into their accounts. They should always go directly to www.paypal.com and sign-in from there instead. Once they have signed into their accounts will be notified of changes and other important updates if there is any.This will prevent them from becoming victims of phishing scams, where cyber criminals steal their credentials, hijack their accounts, steal their money, and use their accounts fraudulently.

PayPal users who have already been tricked by a phishing scam, are asked to change their passwords and contact PayPal immediately for help.

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Posted: Dec 12, 2017 at 11:57 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Darlington, England, United Kingdom
Ha, the bastards never got me, I've offloaded all my account to a kind Nigerian prince, just waiting for his confirmation now.......oh happy days
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- Posted: Jan 16, 2018 at 5:24 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Sunnyvale, California, United States
  They're still playing this stupid game, I got the message.
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Posted: Dec 12, 2017 at 7:11 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Giv‘atayim, Tel Aviv, Israel
Thanks, Thanks and Thanks again!!
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