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PayPal phish asks to verify transactions—don’t do it

  • December 1, 2017
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1st December  2017 By Christopher Boyd
 
There’s a number of fake PayPal emails going around right now claiming that a recent transaction can’t be verified. If your response to this is, “What transaction?” read on. If your response to this is, “Oh no, not my recent transaction!” you should still read on. Why? Because scammers have both eyes and at least one virtual hand on your cash, assuming you follow their direction.
 
Here’s two examples of how these mails are being named from one of our mailboxes:
 


 

[New Transaction Statements] we’re letting you know : We couldn’t verify your recent transactions

[New Activity Statements] [Account Hold] Re : Your payments processed cannot completed

 
Here’s the most recent email in question:
 
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    RetiredTripleHelix
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    I get these sometimes and just delete the emails. I just use my own link to PayPal and check everything from there.
     
    Daniel
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    @ wrote:
    I get these sometimes and just delete the emails. I just use my own link to PayPal and check everything from there.
     
    Daniel
    Yes, I have my own link to PayPal as well Daniel, it is a safe way to go.
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    • Tarnak
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    • December 1, 2017
    I have a PayPal account. I rarely use it.
     
    So, when I get monthly emails from PayPal saying: "My Name, your March statement is available. Check it out now", I just don't open them.    I save them in Yahoo Mail!, though. ;)
     
    I don't get these emails every month, so I don't understand why PayPal skips some months. I am not worried though. 
    I am very careful when it comes to using my PayPal account. :)

     

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    @ wrote:
    I get these sometimes and just delete the emails. I just use my own link to PayPal and check everything from there.
     
    Daniel

    Very much the same for me...and if I feel I have to check out from via the email then I hover the links first to see how they are made up. Once can usually spot a fake link a mile away.
     
     
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    @ wrote:
    @ wrote:
    I get these sometimes and just delete the emails. I just use my own link to PayPal and check everything from there.
     
    Daniel

    Very much the same for me...and if I feel I have to check out from via the email then I hover the links first to see how they are made up. Once can usually spot a fake link a mile away.
     
     
    True but for common users it's best just to delete the emails. I'm sure in many cases WSA's Web Shield would classify them as a Phishing web page but don't even take the chance with any emails that one doesn't recognize even if it says it's from your bank, paypal or from other sources. Delete, Delete is the best rule!
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