{"id":2561,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2561"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"PayPal-'Account-Has-Been-Suspended'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2561","title":{"rendered":"PayPal &#8216;Account Has Been Suspended&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this email, PayPal has temporarily \u00a0suspended your account &#8216;due to some issues in the automatic verification process&#8221;. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><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>The message, \u00a0which includes the PayPal logo and footer links, urges you to click a button to complete a verification process and unlock the account.<\/p>\n<p>It warns that, if you do not verify your account, your PayPal funds will be lost permanently.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from PayPal and your account has not been suspended as claimed. Instead, the email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the &#8220;Unlock Account&#8221; button, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that has been built to look like it belongs to PayPal.<\/p>\n<p>Once on the fake site, you will first be instructed to log in with your PayPal email address and password. Next, you will be asked to complete a series of forms that request a large amount of your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the process, you may see a final message that informs you that your account has been unlocked. \u00a0 You will then be automatically redirected to the genuine PayPal website.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, criminals can collect the information you supplied on the fake site and use it to hijack your PayPal account and commit fraudulent transactions. They can also use your credit card to conduct further fraud outside of PayPal. And, they may use the information they have collected to steal your identity.<\/p>\n<p>PayPal scam emails like this one are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/tag\/paypal\/\">very common and take many forms<\/a>. Always login to your PayPal account by entering the site address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via a trusted app rather than by clicking a link in an email.<\/p>\n<p>Note that genuine \u00a0PayPal notification emails <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/quick-paypal-security-tip\/\">will ALWAYS address you by name<\/a>. \u00a0 They will NEVER use a generic greeting such as &#8220;Dear Client&#8221; or &#8220;Dear Customer&#8221;. \u00a0 Nor will they use your email address as a greeting. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p> PayPal phishing scams are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/youve-just-sent-a-payment-paypal-sms-phishing-scam\/\">distributed via SMS<\/a> as well as email. \u00a0 If you receive one, do not click \u00a0any links that it contains. Do not open any attachments that may come with the message.<\/p>\n<p>PayPal has information about \u00a0<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> \u00a0on its website.<\/p>\n<h2>A screenshot of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23220\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-account-has-been-suspended-phishing-scam\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1018\" 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=\"paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1-236x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1.jpg\" alt=\"PayPal account suspended phishing email\" width=\"800\" height=\"1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1-768x977.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1-500x636.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/paypal-account-suspended-phishing-scam-051218-1-585x744.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<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>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-account-has-been-suspended-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-account-has-been-suspended-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this email, PayPal has temporarily \u00a0suspended your account &#8216;due to some issues in the automatic verification process&#8221;. \u00a0 The message, \u00a0which includes the PayPal logo and footer links, urges you to click a button to complete a verification process and unlock the account. It warns that, if you do not verify your account, [&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-2561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}