{"id":2569,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2569"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"PayPal-'Unknown-Device-or-Location'-Phishing-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2569","title":{"rendered":"PayPal &#8216;Unknown Device or Location&#8217; Phishing Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Because PayPal conducts almost all of its activities online, phishing scammers constantly target the company&#8217;s customers.<\/p>\n<p>The cover stories used in these scam campaigns vary considerably.<\/p>\n<p>In this version, the fake PayPal email claims that your PayPal account was recently accessed from &#8216;a computer, mobile device or other location you&#8217;ve never used before&#8217;. But, claims the email, you can take care of the problem by clicking a link and viewing your recent activity.<\/p>\n<p>If you do click the link, you will be taken to a fake PayPal webpage and asked to log in. After you log in on the fake site, you will be automatically redirected to the genuine PayPal website.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the scammers can collect your login details and use them to hijack your real PayPal account. \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> Remember that genuine PayPal emails will ALWAYS address you by name. If you receive an email claiming to be from PayPal that asks you to click a link to rectify a supposed account problem, do not click.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, log in to your PayPal account by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address field. If there really is a problem, you should be alerted when you log in to your account.<\/p>\n<h2>Example<\/h2>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><strong>Subject: Unknown device or location #PP738491096 &#8211; View your recent activity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nYour Pa<em>y<\/em>pal account was recently \u00a0logged into from a computer, mobile device or other location you&#8217;ve never used before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s usually pretty easy to take care of things like this. Most of the time, we just need a little more information about your account or latest transactions.<\/p>\n<p>View your recent activity.<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely,<br \/>\nPaypal Customer Service Centre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-unknown-device-or-location-phishing-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-unknown-device-or-location-phishing-email\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because PayPal conducts almost all of its activities online, phishing scammers constantly target the company&#8217;s customers. The cover stories used in these scam campaigns vary considerably. In this version, the fake PayPal email claims that your PayPal account was recently accessed from &#8216;a computer, mobile device or other location you&#8217;ve never used before&#8217;. 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