{"id":301,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=301"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'PayPal-Account-Closed-for-Security-Reasons'-Phishing-Scam-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=301","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;PayPal Account Closed for Security Reasons&#8217; Phishing Scam Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this email, which appears to come from PayPal, your account has been closed for security reasons. \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>Supposedly, PayPal locked the account because someone recently tried to log in from an unfamiliar location. The email instructs you to click a button to activate the account and confirm that it was you who tried to log in. \u00a0 The message includes the PayPal logo and footer copyright information.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from PayPal and your account has not been locked as claimed. \u00a0 Instead, the email is a phishing scam designed to steal your personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the activate account button, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that features a bogus PayPal login box. \u00a0 The website has been built to look like a genuine PayPal page.<\/p>\n<p>If you enter your PayPal email address and password and then click the &#8216;login&#8217; button, an &#8220;account update&#8221; form will load in your browser. \u00a0 The form will ask for your name, address, credit card numbers, and other identifying information.<\/p>\n<p>Criminals \u00a0can collect the information you supplied on the fake website. They can use the information to hijack your PayPal account and commit fraudulent transactions. They can also conduct further fraudulent transactions using your credit card. And, they may be able to use the information \u00a0they have taken from you to steal your identity as well. <\/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 <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-your-account-is-temporarily-limited-phishing-scam\/\">scams like this one<\/a> are very common. Remember that genuine PayPal emails always address you by your full name. \u00a0 They will not omit this greeting. Nor will they use greetings such as &#8216;Hi [email address], or &#8216;Dear Customer&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Always login to PayPal by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via an official app rather than by clicking a link in an email.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/selfhelp\/article\/how-do-i-report-potential-fraud-like-unauthorised-activities-or-fake-emails-to-paypal-faq2422\">report PayPal phishing<\/a> \u00a0scams via the information published on the PayPal website.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Subject: Your PayPal account has been closed for security reasons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your Account Is Temporarily Locked.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve locked your account because someone recently tried to log in from an unfamiliar location. Please help us confirm that it was you who tried to log in.<\/p>\n<p>Activate the account now<\/p>\n<p>We appreciate your cooperation and assistance.<br \/>\nYours sincerely,<br \/>\nPayPal<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,818\" 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-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1-293x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11533\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1.jpg\" alt=\"PayPal account locked phishing scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1-500x511.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons-9-10-17-1-585x598.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/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-account-closed-security-reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/paypal-account-closed-security-reasons\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this email, which appears to come from PayPal, your account has been closed for security reasons. \u00a0 Supposedly, PayPal locked the account because someone recently tried to log in from an unfamiliar location. 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