{"id":2566,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2566"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"PayPal-'Final-Reminder'-Phishing-Scam-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2566","title":{"rendered":"PayPal &#8216;Final Reminder&#8217; Phishing Scam Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Criminals are again targeting PayPal users via bogus account notification emails. This incarnation, which claims that the company has noticed an issue with your account, demands that you click a link to check the account information that belongs to you. <\/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>To create a false sense of urgency, the fake email purports to be a &#8220;final reminder&#8221; and claims that you need to check your account details &#8220;now&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-final-reminder-phishing-scam-email\/paypal-check-account-information-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,860\" 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-check-account-information-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1-279x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7960\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1.jpg\" alt=\"PayPal Check Account Information Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1-768x826.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1-500x538.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-1-585x629.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Fake PayPal Website Steals Your Personal Information<\/h2>\n<p>If you fall for the ruse and click the log in button,  \u00a0a &#8220;verify account&#8221; message will open in your browser. The web page includes the PayPal logo and seemingly legitimate PayPal navigation links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-final-reminder-phishing-scam-email\/paypal-check-account-information-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,405\" 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-check-account-information-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2-300x152.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7963\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2.jpg\" alt=\"PayPal Fake Verify Account Page\" width=\"800\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2-500x253.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-2-585x296.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clicking the &#8220;Continue&#8221; button opens a second page that asks you to log in with your PayPal email address and password. Next, the following credit card update form will appear:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-final-reminder-phishing-scam-email\/paypal-check-account-information-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,616\" 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-check-account-information-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3-300x231.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7964\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3.jpg\" alt=\"Update Credit Card Scam Page\" width=\"800\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3-500x385.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-3-585x450.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After you supply your card details and click the &#8220;Select a billing address&#8221; drop down,  \u00a0the following address update form will load in your browser:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-final-reminder-phishing-scam-email\/paypal-check-account-information-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,696\" 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-check-account-information-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4-300x261.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7965\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4.jpg\" alt=\"PayPal Update Address Scam Page\" width=\"800\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4-500x435.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-4-585x509.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, a supposed credit card confirmation form will appear.  \u00a0The form asks for your name, date of birth, &#8220;driver lience&#8221; (sic) number and 3D secure password:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7966\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-final-reminder-phishing-scam-email\/paypal-check-account-information-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,860\" 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-check-account-information-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5-279x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7966\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5.jpg\" alt=\"Bogus credit card confirmation form\" width=\"800\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5-768x826.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5-500x538.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paypal-check-account-information-5-585x629.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A final message will then inform you that you have successfully \u00a0updated your PayPal account before redirecting you to the genuine PayPal website. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Criminals Can Use Stolen Data For Fraud and Identity Theft<\/h2>\n<p>The criminals can now collect all of the information that you supplied on the fake website. Armed with this information, they can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hijack your PayPal account and use it to conduct fraudulent transactions.<\/li>\n<li>Use your credit card to conduct further fraudulent transactions.<\/li>\n<li>Attempt to steal your identity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PayPal Phishing Scams Are Very Common<\/h3>\n<p>PayPal customers are almost continually targeted via phishing scams <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-your-account-has-been-closed-phishing-scam\/\">like this one<\/a>.  \u00a0Be very wary of any email that claims that you must click a link or open an attached file to rectify a supposed account issue, lift an account suspension, or update personal details.  \u00a0PayPal will never send you an email that demands that you click a link or open an attachment to log in to your account.<\/p>\n<p>And, genuine PayPal emails will always address you \u00a0by name. They will never omit this greeting, nor will they use generic greetings such as &#8220;Dear customer&#8221; or &#8220;Dear [your email address]&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It is always best to login to your PayPal account by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar rather than by clicking \u00a0a link in an email.<\/p>\n<p>The PayPal website includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/au\/webapps\/mpp\/phishing\">information about recognising and reporting phishing scams.<\/a><\/p>\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\/paypal-final-reminder-phishing-scam-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-final-reminder-phishing-scam-email\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criminals are again targeting PayPal users via bogus account notification emails. This incarnation, which claims that the company has noticed an issue with your account, demands that you click a link to check the account information that belongs to you. To create a false sense of urgency, the fake email purports to be a &#8220;final [&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-2566","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\/2566"}],"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=2566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566\/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=2566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}