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The NETSPARKER PayPal scam text below, which claims recipients made a payment and they should call 1-888-725-5109 to cancel, is being sent by scammers. The aim of the scam is to frighten and trick potential victims into calling the fake PayPal customer support telephone number.
From: 08002606917NOTE FROM [name]: quote You Paid $467.00 USD to NETSPARKER. Thanks For Using PAYPAL. This Email Confirmation for Your Purchase, If It's Unauthorized Please Cancel the Order now @+1-888-725-5109 Change all your passwords
From: 08002606917
NOTE FROM [name]: quote You Paid $467.00 USD to NETSPARKER. Thanks For Using PAYPAL. This Email Confirmation for Your Purchase, If It's Unauthorized Please Cancel the Order now @+1-888-725-5109 Change all your passwords
If contacted, the scammers will pretend to be PayPal customer support representatives and attempt to trick potential victims into giving them their account credentials, personal and financial information.
If you were tricked into disclosing your account credentials or gave the scammers access to your computer, change your passwords. If you have disclosed your financial information, please contact your bank for help.
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I received the same but it was from service-PayPal.comThat is a legitimate Pay Pay address. They used my name which is their protocol. The IP address said "Pay Pay" on Whois. What am I missing? PayPalSamantha Archey has canceled a money requestCanceled request detailsAmount requested$487.00 USDNote from Samantha Archey:You Paid $487. 00 USD to NETSPARKER thanks For Using PAYPAL, If you have not approved this Order and need this to be Stopped then Put a Dispute on this now 1-866-259-5166Transaction IDU-1H544308647527209Transaction dateNovember 30, 2022Don't recognize this request?PayPal won't contact you about your account through a money request. If you don't know this person, decline this request. Never send money to anyone you don't know and never open links, download attachments, or call any listed phone numbers that you're unsure about. If you want to ensure you're reaching PayPal's Customer Service, use the info at the bottom of this email or check PayPal.com. Check out common scams and how to spot them.
They put a request right to my Paypal with the same exact dollar amount. I removed everything from my PayPal. I had another incident with them earlier in the year and they refused to believe it wasn't my charge. The lady literally said no you did it when it was all the way on the other side of the state. This was the Paypal Request I just gotThis request has been cancelled. You'll see it in your Completed transactions soon.Request received fromRobinson Alyshawils.on.a.ohara.6.1-gmail.comTransaction IDU-12L07160M6128023GNoteYou Paid $487. 00 USD to NETSPARKER thanks For Using PAYPAL, If you have not approved this Order and need this to be Stopped then Put a Dispute on this Order now - 1-888-303-7622DetailsMoney request amount$487.00Total$487.0
I got this scam today, Nov 30, 2022.-Seemingly, it was sent from a Dutch email address, service-paypal.nl, but with an English text explaining, and which claimed I ordered from NETSPARKER for an amount of $487. I never heard of this brand (it's an old name). The phone number mentioned to call is 1-866-273-5387.-I suspected a scam immediately and found this article to prove it. Thanks.
Got 2 in a row today. Did not call the number, checked into my Paypal app and blocked them.
Currently tracing the vpn and reversing the algorithm I should have thier exact location by weeks end and I’ll be visiting with my fed friends
They will try to charge your PayPal even if you don’t contact them. Make sure you have confirmation set up on paying apps so they don’t go though right away