{"id":1504,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1504"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-Farmville-VIP-Receipt-Email-Tries-to-Steal-Your-PayPal-Info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1504","title":{"rendered":"Fake Farmville VIP Receipt Email Tries to Steal Your PayPal Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This email, which looks like it was sent by PayPal, claims that you have made an order via Facebook \u00a0for a Farmville VIP \u00a0membership. The email states that, if you did not authorise \u00a0this supposed order, you should click a link to cancel it.<\/p>\n<h2>PayPal Did Not Send The Email<\/h2>\n<p>However, the email is not from PayPal. Instead, it is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.  \u00a0By sending a PayPal lookalike message that lists a \u00a0transaction that you know nothing about, the scammers hope to trick you into clicking the &#8220;cancel&#8221; link without due forethought.<\/p>\n<p>Such simple social engineering tricks can be very effective \u00a0and criminals use them constantly in their scam messages.<\/p>\n<p><em>Report continued below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Mid Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"3131703035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Link Opens Fake PayPal Website<\/h2>\n<p>If you fall for the ruse and click the link, you will be taken to a fraudulent \u00a0website that asks you to log in with your PayPal email address and password.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-farmville-vip-receipt-email-tries-to-steal-your-paypal-info\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,391\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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=\"farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2-300x147.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7318\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2.jpg\" alt=\"Fake PayPal login form \" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2-500x244.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-2-585x286.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After \u00a0logging in on the bogus website, you will be taken to a fake form that asks you to verify your account by supplying your credit card details, your date of birth, and your home address.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-farmville-vip-receipt-email-tries-to-steal-your-paypal-info\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,775\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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=\"farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3-300x291.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7319\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3.jpg\" alt=\"Bogus PayPal Verification Form\" width=\"800\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3-768x744.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3-500x484.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/farmville-paypal-phishing-scam-3-585x567.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After you fill in the form and click the &#8220;Agree &amp; Continue&#8221; button, you may then be redirected to the genuine PayPal website.<\/p>\n<h2>Scammers Can Now Use Your Infomation For Fraud and Identity Theft<\/h2>\n<p>The criminals can now collect all of the information \u00a0you provided on the fake forms and use it to hijack your PayPal account and make fraudulent \u00a0transactions with your credit card. They may also be able to collect enough personal information from the fake forms \u00a0and from inside your PayPal account to allow them to steal your identity.<\/p>\n<h3>PayPal Customers Regularly Targeted In Phishing Attacks<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/you-sent-a-payment-paypal-scams-continue\/\">Scams like this are very common<\/a>. Because PayPal conducts most of its business \u00a0online and via email, scammers almost continually target the company&#8217;s customers via fake PayPal emails and websites.<\/p>\n<p>Be wary of any email that purports to be from PayPal and claims that you must click a link or open an attached file to cancel a transaction, rectify a supposed account problem, or update account details.  \u00a0PayPal has information about <a title=\"Paypal - Watch out for hoaxes, phishing and scams\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/au\/webapps\/mpp\/phishing\">phishing scams and how to report them<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<h3>PayPal Messages Will Always Address You by Name<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that genuine PayPal emails will always address you \u00a0by name. They will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/quick-paypal-security-tip-brett-christensen\">never use generic greetings<\/a> such as &#8220;Dear Customer&#8221;.  \u00a0Nor will genuine emails omit your name as some scam messages do.<\/p>\n<p><em>Report continued below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Mid Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"3131703035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Always Login in Via Web or App<\/h3>\n<p>It is always safest to login to your PayPal account by entering the web address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via an official app rather than by clicking a link in a message.<\/p>\n<h3>Text Transcript of the Scam Email<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Dear Customer,<\/p>\n<p>Your order is waiting to be approved.<br \/>\nYour online order made on facebook.com to Farm Ville Games Inc. must be approved in order to be processed faster, othewise it will take up to 24hours to come online.<br \/>\nIf the order was unauthorized login now and cancel the order.But don&#8217;t forget to fill all the requested fields.Item Type:<br \/>\nprice<br \/>\nQty<br \/>\nAmount<br \/>\nVIP for 3 months<br \/>\n$31.00 EUR<br \/>\n1<br \/>\n$31.00 EURTotal<br \/>\n$31.00 EUR<br \/>\nPayment<br \/>\n$31.00 EUROnline order waiting to be approved.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/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>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-farmville-vip-receipt-email-tries-to-steal-your-paypal-info\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/fake-farmville-vip-receipt-email-tries-to-steal-your-paypal-info\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This email, which looks like it was sent by PayPal, claims that you have made an order via Facebook \u00a0for a Farmville VIP \u00a0membership. The email states that, if you did not authorise \u00a0this supposed order, you should click a link to cancel it. 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