Your Paypal Account is Temporarily Limited Scam

Your Paypal Account is Temporarily Limited Scam

PayPal users who have received emails like the one below that claim their accounts have been temporarily limited are asked not to follow the instructions in them. This is because the fake emails are phishing scams being sent by online scammers, and not by PayPal. The aim of the scammers is to steal the recipients' PayPal usernames, passwords, and credit card information, which they(scammers) will use to hijack their accounts and use them fraudulently.

The "Your Paypal Account is Temporarily Limited" Scam

From: ser‌vic‌e‌@pay‌p‌a‌I.com

Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2020 6:57 AM

To: support939602@paypal.com

Subject: You just signed in using another device.

Your PayPal account is temporarily limited

Why is your account limited?

We noticed some unusual activity in your account and we want to make sure no one has logged into your account without your permission.

Date and time : {date}

IP Address : {CustomIP}

Platform : {CustomOs}

To ensure that your account remains secure, we need you to take action on your account.

We've also temporarily limited certain features in your PayPal account.

Currently, you won't be able to:

Receive money

Send money

Withdraw money

What should you do?

Log in to your PayPal account and perform the required tasks.

Log in to PayPal

What happens next?

Once youre completed, we will review and get back to you regarding the status of your account within 5 business days.

We appreciate your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

PayPal

Please do not reply to this email. We are unable to respond to inquiries sent to this address.

Copyright © 1999-2020 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131

If the instructions in the phishing scam are followed, the potential victims will be taken to a fake PayPal website and ask to sign-in with their PayPal usernames and passwords. They will then be asked to update their credit card information by entering it on the bogus PayPal page.

All the information entered on the bogus PayPal page will be sent to the online scammers behind the scam. Once they have their potential victims' PayPal credentials, they use it to hijack their accounts and use them fraudulently. This includes stealing money from their accounts, using their PayPal accounts and credit cards to make fraudulent purchases. Victims who have already entered their PayPal user names, passwords and credit card information on the fake website are asked to change their PayPal password and contact PayPal and their bank immediately for help.

Please note that PayPal will always address their users by name and will never refer to them using the following:

  • Dear [Email Address]
  • Dear PayPal customer
  • Dear Valued Customer
  • Dear Member
  • Dear User
  • Dear Customer

To avoid getting tricked by these phishing scams, PayPal users are asked never to click on a link in an email message to sign into their PayPal accounts. They should always go to www.paypal.com and sign into their accounts from there. After signing in, PayPal will display important messages or notifications to them.

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  • February 3, 2022 at 12:43 AM by info

    Another scam:

    "From: PayPal <support@paypal-int.com>

    Sent: Tue, Feb 1, 2022 12:23 pm

    Subject: Your PayPal account is temporarily limited

    Paypal  Dear Costumer  You can resolve your limitation by following these simple steps :

    Your PayPal account is temporarily limited

    Dear Client,

    We recently asked you to take action on your account and we don't seem to have received the required response.

    Why is your account limited?

    We recently received a report of unauthorized activity on a card linked to your PayPal account.

    To help keep your account secure, please take action on your account.

    We've also temporarily limited certain features in your PayPal account.

    Currently, you won't be able to:

    Receive money

    Send money

    Withdraw money

    What should you do?

    Log in to your PayPal account and perform the required tasks.

    Go to Your PayPal Account

    What happens next?

    Once you've completed the required action, "

  • February 23, 2021 at 9:19 PM by info

    "From: s͏e͏r͏v͏i͏c͏e͏@i͏n͏t͏l͏.l͏i͏m͏i͏t͏e͏d͏.c͏o͏m͏ hWfcfS8f0Tm3weXbRIWtLxQBcip8SDuv6zMALHp2xp@kshmwqxqlilnchxgaaetes.onmicrosoft.com

    Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:29 PM

    To: noreply-customer@supportr.case - noreply-customer@supportr.case

    Subject: Re: Summary activity - Review Status update on Tue, February 23, 2021. [XYDY27NXZZBBLW9GBOAJ]‍

    Y͏͏o͏͏u͏͏͏͏r͏͏ ͏͏P̷ay͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏Pa͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏I͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ account is Iimited͏.

    Dear Customer,

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    We be͏͏͏͏li͏͏͏͏eve th͏͏͏͏at an un͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏autho͏͏͏͏riz͏͏͏͏ed pa͏͏͏͏rt͏͏͏͏y ma͏͏͏͏y ha͏͏͏͏ve acc͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ess͏͏͏͏ed your a͏͏͏͏c͏͏͏͏co͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏unt. S͏͏͏͏om͏͏͏͏e i͏͏͏͏nf͏͏͏͏orm͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ation on y͏͏͏͏our a͏͏͏͏c͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏cou͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏nt ap͏͏͏͏p͏͏͏͏ea͏͏͏͏rs to b͏͏͏͏e m͏͏͏͏iss͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ing or in͏͏͏͏cor͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏rect.

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    • Send Payments

    • Withdraw Funds

    W͏͏͏͏ha͏͏͏͏t s͏͏͏͏h͏͏͏͏ou͏͏͏͏l͏͏͏͏d y͏͏͏͏ou d͏͏͏͏o͏͏͏͏?

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    Login to P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏y͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏l

    O͏͏͏͏nc͏͏͏͏e yo͏͏͏͏u co͏͏͏͏mp͏͏͏͏l͏͏͏͏et͏͏͏͏ed t͏͏͏͏he re͏͏͏͏q͏͏͏͏ui͏͏͏͏red t͏͏͏͏as͏͏͏͏ks, Y͏͏͏͏ou c͏͏͏͏an s͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏f͏͏͏͏el͏͏͏͏y co͏͏͏͏n͏͏͏͏ti͏͏͏͏nu͏͏͏͏e u͏͏͏͏si͏͏͏͏ng y͏͏͏͏ou͏͏͏͏r P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ay͏͏͏͏P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏l account.

    Sincerely,

    P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏y͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏l"

    Another scam.

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Your Paypal Account is Temporarily Limited Scam