The "PayPal Your Payment Has Been Sent" Phishing Scam
PayPal users, be aware of fake PayPal email messages like the one below, which claim that the recipient's PayPal payment has been sent. The fake or phishing email messages are being sent by cybercriminals to trick PayPal users into calling the fake PayPal telephone number (1-310-929-7440) in them. Therefore, recipients of the fake emails are asked not to follow the instructions in them and should not call the number in them.
A "PayPal Your Payment Has Been Sent" Phishing Scam
PayPal Payment Sent
PayPal - services.paypal101010@gmail.com
Tue 1/8/2019, 12:16 PM
paypal
Your payment has been sent
Dear User
Your payment Sent for the order listed below is now available for transfer to Customer bank account. To see the details, log in to your PayPal account and go to History.
If you want to stop this payment please contact us immediately.
1-310-929-7440
Thank you for choosing PayPal.
Payment details
Amount: $ 500.00 USD
Transaction ID: 7G724920YD377422V
Receiver's email address: 11484jack@gmail.com
Yours sincerely,
PayPal
1-310-929-7440
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