{"id":2832,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2832"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Scam-Email-Threatens-PayPal-Account-Closure-Within-72-Hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2832","title":{"rendered":"Scam Email Threatens PayPal Account Closure Within 72 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nEmail purporting to be from PayPal threatens that, if you do not update your information within 72 hours, your PayPal account will be closed.<br \/>\n<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><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nPayPal did not send this email and your account is not set to be \u00a0closed as claimed. The \u00a0email is \u00a0a phishing scam designed to steal \u00a0your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-1295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/scam-email-threatens-paypal-account-closure-within-72-hours\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,865\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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-will-be-closed-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1-277x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1295\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Your PayPal Account Will Be Closed Phishing Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1-768x830.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/paypal-account-will-be-closed-scam-1-185x200.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAt first take, this email may look like it really was sent by PayPal. It features \u00a0the PayPal logo, is professionally formatted, and includes PayPal copyright and address information in the message footer. The email warns that you, dear customer, will have your PayPal account closed within 72 hours if you do not perform \u00a0an update. Supposedly, some information on your account is \u00a0missing or incorrect.  \u00a0Thus, claims the email, you \u00a0should \u00a0promptly click a button to complete the update and stop PayPal from limiting your account.<\/p>\n<p>But, despite its appearance, the email is most certainly NOT from PayPal. It is instead a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the nicely rounded blue \u00a0&#8216;Check it Here&#8217; button you&#8217;ll be taken to a webpage that closely mirrors \u00a0the genuine PayPal site. Like the scam email, the fake webpage features PayPal logos, formatting, and other secondary elements designed to make it appear legitimate. But, there is certainly nothing legitimate about the login box, which is the central element on the page. If you enter your PayPal email address and password into the login box, you will be taken to a second &#8211; equally bogus &#8211; webpage that asks you to supply your credit card details, name and contact details, and other personal data, ostensibly as part of the update process. After submitting the requested update information, you may be taken to a final fake page that states that the update is now completed and you have therefore \u00a0successfully avoided the threatened account closure.<\/p>\n<p>So, having gathered all of \u00a0the information you supplied via the fake website, what might the criminals do with it? Well, they may gain access to your PayPal account using the login details you gave them. Once in your account, they can conduct fraudulent transactions in your name and use the account as they see fit. And, they can use your credit card details to conduct yet more fraudulent transactions.  \u00a0Moreover, they may be able to use the information you supply to steal your identity, a crime that can have very serious and ongoing repercussions for victims.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, PayPal phishing scams like this one are all too common. In fact, I <a title=\"PayPal 'Your Account Has Been Closed' Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-your-account-has-been-closed-phishing-scam\/\">discussed a scam very \u00a0similar to this one<\/a> quite recently. The earlier variant was presented a little differently and claimed that your PayPal account had ALREADY been closed. But the outcomes for victims is pretty much the same for both versions.<\/p>\n<p>Because \u00a0PayPal conducts almost all of its business via the Internet and email, its customers are a <a title=\"PayPal 'Account Notification' Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-account-notification-phishing-scam\/\">favourite target for phishing scammers<\/a>. And some of these phishing attempts are now quite sophisticated.  \u00a0To avoid being caught out by such scams, always login to your PayPal account by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via a trusted PayPal app rather than by clicking an email link. Keep in mind that PayPal will NEVER \u00a0send you a threatening email that demands that you click a link to update your details or fix a supposed account problem. Furthermore, genuine PayPal \u00a0emails will ALWAYS address you by name. They will NEVER use generic greetings such as &#8216;Dear Customer&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The PayPal website includes information about how to <a title=\"Report a suspicious email or website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/webapps\/mpp\/security\/report-problem\">recognise and report phishing scams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading this far! 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Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"PayPal 'Your Account Has Been Closed' Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-your-account-has-been-closed-phishing-scam\/\">PayPal &#8216;Your Account Has Been Closed&#8217; Phishing Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"PayPal 'Account Notification' Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-account-notification-phishing-scam\/\">PayPal &#8216;Account Notification&#8217; Phishing Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Report a suspicious email or website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/webapps\/mpp\/security\/report-problem\">Report a suspicious email or website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/scam-email-threatens-paypal-account-closure-within-72-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/scam-email-threatens-paypal-account-closure-within-72-hours\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Email purporting to be from PayPal threatens that, if you do not update your information within 72 hours, your PayPal account will be closed. Brief Analysis: PayPal did not send this email and your account is not set to be \u00a0closed as claimed. The \u00a0email is \u00a0a phishing scam designed to steal \u00a0your personal [&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-2832","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\/2832"}],"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=2832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2832\/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=2832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}