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There is a Mikrotik LLC PayPal scam invoice being sent by scammers to potential victims. The scam email claims recipients sent a payment and if the transaction is unauthorized, they should call the fake PayPal customer service telephone number - 817-204-0712. The aim of the scammers is to trick potential victims into calling them and stealing their account credentials, personal and financial information, which they will use fraudulently.
If you have received the "Mikrotik LLC PayPal" scam invoice, please do not follow the instructions in it. You may post it in a comment below to help inform and then delete it.
I will update this alert as I get more information.
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- Forwarded Message -From: Microtik LLC Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 at 06:54:09 AM PSTSubject: Invoice from Microtik LLC (#00332202315481) Hello, PayPaI ClientHere's your invoiceMicrotik LLC sent you an invoice for $563.00 USDView and Pay InvoiceBuy now. Pay over time.Simply select PayPal Credit at checkout and enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months. Subject to credit approval. See terms. US customers only.Seller note to customerIf you feel that you have conducted this transaction improperly in any way, please contact us as soon as possible through 801-396-5739. Monday through Friday, our office is available from 6:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. (Pacific Time). When you reach us for more information, make sure that you have the invoice number handy. If you need to get in touch with PayPaI's customer service, use the contact information provided up above.Don't know this seller?You can safely ignore this invoice if you're not buying anything from this seller. PayPal won't ask you to call or send texts to phone numbers in an invoice. We don't ask for your credentials or auto-debit money from your account against any invoices. Contact us if you're still not sure.PayPalHelp & Contact Security AppsTwitter Instagram Facebook LinkedInPayPal is committed to preventing fraudulent emails. Emails from PayPal will always contain your full name. Learn to identify phishingPlease don't reply to this email. To get in touch with us, click Help & Contact.Not sure why you received this email? Learn moreCopyright © 1999-2023 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131.PayPal RT000238:en_US(en-US):1.4.0:7f0df646624f0
Here's a different on...similar scam: Hello, member10@TheSiliconValet612.onmicrosoft.comHere's your invoiceInvoice sent you an invoice for $599.99 USDDue on receiptView and Pay InvoiceBuy now. Pay over time.Simply select PayPal Credit at checkout and enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months. Subject to credit approval. See terms. US customers only.Seller note to customerYour PayPal account has been used to purchase Google Pixel for $599. 99 If you didn't place this order. Call our Toll-Free 1 (808) 400-8156 / 1 (808) 300 0141 / 1 (808) 300-5549 / 1 (808) 336-2262
We received notice of 2 paypal Mikrotik charges, both for $563. We did not respond other than to notify Pay Pal that these were not authorized.
I got an email saying that I received an invoice for $563.00 from Microtik LLC. The email came from PayPal and mentioned to review and pay the amount with a link to click. Thanks to this article, I could find out that it was a scam. Be careful everyone.
I got the same email this morning. here is the headerReceived: from 10.196.216.85 by atlas103.free.mail.bf1.yahoo.com pod-id NONE with HTTPS; Mon, 6 Feb 2023 14:01:23 0000Return-Path: X-Originating-Ip: [173.0.84.225]Received-SPF: pass (domain of paypal.com designates 173.0.84.225 as permitted sender)Authentication-Results: atlas103.free.mail.bf1.yahoo.com;
my advice is to NOT select the link or any link from the email; to make sure your account is actually secure, open a new window and 'login' to your account(s) to ensure authenticity to confirm whether or not the scam is somehow connected to your account. Proceed as necessary.
I received this scam email today! Never heard of this company.
Sent to phishing@paypal.comI don't even have a PayPal smh
Recived this a few minutes ago. Never heard of the company, Invoice from Microtik LLC (#00602202310763)
Received 2/6/2023: Text copied and pasted below:Here's your invoiceMicrotik LLC sent you an invoice for $489.00 USDView and Pay InvoiceBuy now. Pay over time.Simply select PayPal Credit at checkout and enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months. Subject to credit approval. See terms. US customers only.Seller note to customerThere is evidence of a third party potentially compromising your PayPal account. This transaction will be reflected on your history after 48 hours. Scammers perform their operations through automated systems. If you have never made this purchase, please contact us as soon as possible through 801-609-9270 for assistance or you'll not be able to conduct any further business using PayPal. Our operating hours are from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm (Pacific time).
Invoice from Microtik LLC (#00332202311286)2/6/2023
