Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The PayPal Money Request scam emails below, which claim recipients sent a payment and if the transaction is unauthorized, they should call a fake PayPal customer support telephone, is being sent by scammers. The aim of the scammers is to trick potential victims into calling them at the fake PayPal customer support telephone number. If contacted, the scammers will pretend to be PayPal customer support representatives and attempt to trick potential victims into disclosing their account credentials, personal and financial information, which they will use fraudulently.
If you were tricked by a PayPal Money Request scam into disclosing your account credentials or financial information, please contact PayPal for help.
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Here is a scam:"From: service@paypal.com Sent: Monday, December 19, 2022 6:53:56 PMSubject: Reminder: You've still got a money request Hello,A small reminder from Terrance RayPayment request detailsAmount requested$599.99 USDNOTE FROM Terrance Ray:Your Paypal account has been used to purchase Google Pixel for $599. 99. If you dint place this order. Call us at our Toll-Free 1 888 809 9411Transaction IDU-3XL440381R6311109Transaction dateDecember 19, 2022"