{"id":2570,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2570"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"PayPal-'We-Couldn't-Verify-Your-Recent-Transactions'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2570","title":{"rendered":"PayPal &#8216;We Couldn&#8217;t Verify Your Recent Transactions&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Image  \u00a9: \u00a0stevanovicigor \u00a0\/Depositphotos.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Online criminals continue to target PayPal customers via<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/suspicious-activity-paypal-phishing-scam-email\/\"> scam emails<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/youve-just-sent-a-payment-paypal-sms-phishing-scam\/\">text messages<\/a>. \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>One version of the scam, which is currently being distributed via email, falsely claims that PayPal couldn&#8217;t verify your recent transactions. The message, which includes the PayPal logo, asks you to click a button labelled &#8220;Verify Information Now&#8221; to rectify the supposed problem.<\/p>\n<p>The email claims that this verification is required because PayPal has noticed some changes to your usual selling activity. It also asks you to confirm that you&#8217;ve changed your password.<\/p>\n<p>The idea here is to panic you into clicking the verify button in the mistaken belief that your account has been compromised and the password changed.<\/p>\n<p>If you do click as instructed, \u00a0 you&#8217;ll be taken to a fraudulent website that has been built to mirror the genuine PayPal home page. \u00a0 Once on the fake site, you&#8217;ll be asked to log in with your PayPal email address and password. Next, a fake account update form will open in your browser. \u00a0 The form will ask for your name and contact details, your credit card numbers, and other identifying personal information.<\/p>\n<p>After you submit the completed form, you may see a final message claiming that you have successfully verified and protected your account.<\/p>\n<p>But, now, the criminals can use the information you provided to take control of your PayPal account, commit credit card fraud, and attempt to steal your identity.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive a message like this one, do not click any links or buttons that it contains. Remember that <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/quick-paypal-security-tip\/\">genuine PayPal emails will always address you by name<\/a>. \u00a0 They will never use generic greetings such as &#8220;Dear Client&#8221; or &#8220;Dear Customer&#8221;. \u00a0 Nor will they omit this greeting or use your email address in place of your name.<\/p>\n<p>The PayPal website includes information about how to \u00a0<a title=\"PayPal - Watch out for hoaxes, phishing and scams\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/au\/webapps\/mpp\/phishing\">recognize and report such phishing scams<\/a>. <\/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<h2>An example of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Subject: \u00a0New Transaction Statements &#8211; we&#8217;re letting you know : We couldn&#8217;t verify your recent transactions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-couldnt-verify-recent-transactions-phishing-scam\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"673,548\" 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-phishing-12-2017-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1-300x244.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15769\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1.jpg\" alt=\"PayPal Verify Transactions Phishing Scam\" width=\"673\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1-500x407.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/paypal-phishing-12-2017-1-585x476.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This video from the Hoax-Slayer YouTube channel discusses a similar PayPal phishing attack:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T-KFtX5BdnI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/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-couldnt-verify-recent-transactions-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-couldnt-verify-recent-transactions-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image \u00a9: \u00a0stevanovicigor \u00a0\/Depositphotos.com Online criminals continue to target PayPal customers via scam emails and text messages. \u00a0 One version of the scam, which is currently being distributed via email, falsely claims that PayPal couldn&#8217;t verify your recent transactions. 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