Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Scammers are sending the Microsoft Office 365 PayPal Money Request scam email below to potential victims. The aim of the scammers is to trick potential victims into calling them at the fake PayPal customer support telephone number. If they are contacted, the scammers will attempt to trick their potential victims into disclosing their account credentials, personal and financial information.
From: service@intl.paypal.comSent: Monday, December 5, 2022 1:07 AMSubject: You've got a money requestHello,JHON WILLIAM sent you a money requestNOTE FROM JHON WILLIAM:congratulation For Subscription of "Microsoft Office 365" 2022 Edition Version . "Paid :: $299. Payment Mode = Credit Card " If you did not make this purchase or want to cancel subscription please contact us at. +1(845)407-0795Payment request detailsTransaction ID: U-3MS66007EM858353VTransaction date: 5 December 2022Amount requested: $299,99 USDPay Now
From: service@intl.paypal.com
Sent: Monday, December 5, 2022 1:07 AM
Subject: You've got a money request
Hello,
JHON WILLIAM sent you a money request
NOTE FROM JHON WILLIAM:
congratulation For Subscription of "Microsoft Office 365" 2022 Edition Version . "Paid :: $299. Payment Mode = Credit Card " If you did not make this purchase or want to cancel subscription please contact us at. +1(845)407-0795
Payment request details
Transaction ID: U-3MS66007EM858353V
Transaction date: 5 December 2022
Amount requested: $299,99 USD
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If you have received the email scam, please do not follow the instructions in it, just delete it. If you have been tricked by the Microsoft Office 365 PayPal Money Request scam, please contact PayPal for help using the contact information on their website at:
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Received a PayPal request yesterday from a Joan Dyer same $299 amount. Canceled request, forwarded email data to PayPal Phishing as well as the State and Federal bureaus which track and pursue this type of fraud.
I would like to confirm that this scam is still happening as I too got a request for $299.99 from a John William for a fraudulent charge of "MS Office 365". I canceled the charge in my PayPal account and contacted PayPal customer service to report fraud. Called the phone number the scammers provided to give them a piece of my mind and it doesn't connect at all, immediately ended the call.
How do you delete it from the mobile app?
Just cancel the money request and open a message chat with PayPal to report the money request, including the transaction ID# so that they can trace it. Hope this helps. I recieved this bs this morning.
