{"id":2577,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2577"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"PayPal-'Your-Account-Has-Been-Closed'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2577","title":{"rendered":"PayPal &#8216;Your Account Has Been Closed&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nEmail purporting to be from PayPal claims that your account has been closed because the company is concerned that someone \u00a0has been using \u00a0the account without your knowledge.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe email is not from PayPal and the claim that your account has \u00a0been closed is untrue. The message is a phishing scam designed to trick you into divulging your PayPal account \u00a0login \u00a0details to online criminals. (Detailed analysis included below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Subject: Final reminder : Your Account has been Closed!<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-939\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-your-account-has-been-closed-phishing-scam\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1129\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1-213x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1-726x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-939\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"PayPal Account Closed Scam Email\" width=\"800\" height=\"1129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-has-been-closed-scam-1-142x200.jpg 142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis email, which at first glance looks like it was sent by online payment company PayPal, claims that your PayPal account has been closed. Supposedly, PayPal is concerned that someone has \u00a0been using your \u00a0account without your knowledge so the company has closed \u00a0it as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>The email explains that you can activate your account by clicking a button and logging into PayPal. \u00a0 \u00a0It includes the PayPal logo along with other graphics and links designed to make \u00a0it seem more legitimate.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from PayPal and your account has not been closed as claimed. In fact, the email is a <a title=\"Phishing Scams - Anti-Phishing Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/phisher-scams.html\">phishing scam<\/a> designed to steal your PayPal account login details.<\/p>\n<p>If you click \u00a0the link in the email, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that contains a bogus PayPal login box. Like the email, the fake website includes the PayPal logo and secondary links to make it appear genuine. If you enter your PayPal email address and password and then click the &#8216;login&#8217; button, the fake page will simply reload.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, however, \u00a0your login details can be collected by cybercriminals and used \u00a0to hijack your real PayPal account. Once the criminals have gained access, they can use it to conduct fraudulent transactions in your name.<\/p>\n<p>PayPal phishing scams like this one are <a title=\"'Confirm Your New Security Question' PayPal Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/confirm-your-new-security-question-paypal-phishing-scam\/\">very common<\/a>. Remember that genuine PayPal emails always address you by your full name. They will never use greetings such as &#8216;Hi [email address], or &#8216;Dear Customer&#8217;. Always login to \u00a0PayPal by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via an official app rather than by clicking a link in an email.<\/p>\n<p>You can report PayPal phishing and learn more about these phishing scams \u00a0via the <a title=\"PayPal Report Phishing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/webapps\/mpp\/security\/report-problem\">information published on the PayPal website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]&gt;<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: \u00a0March 7, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: \u00a0March 7, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"PayPal Report Phishing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/webapps\/mpp\/security\/report-problem\">PayPal Report Phishing<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"'Confirm Your New Security Question' PayPal Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/confirm-your-new-security-question-paypal-phishing-scam\/\">'Confirm Your New Security Question' PayPal Phishing Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Phishing Scams - Anti-Phishing Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/phisher-scams.html\">Phishing Scams &#8211; Anti-Phishing Information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Primary Matched Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2703041438\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n<\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-your-account-has-been-closed-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-your-account-has-been-closed-phishing-scam\/<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Email purporting to be from PayPal claims that your account has been closed because the company is concerned that someone \u00a0has been using \u00a0the account without your knowledge. Brief Analysis: The email is not from PayPal and the claim that your account has \u00a0been closed is untrue. The message is a phishing scam designed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}