{"id":398,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'You've-Just-Sent-a-Payment'-PayPal-SMS-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=398","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;You&#8217;ve Just Sent a Payment&#8217; PayPal SMS Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nSMS claims that you have just sent a payment \u00a0via email and should click a PayPal link if you want \u00a0to cancel the payment.<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 \/>\nThe SMS is not a genuine PayPal payment notification. It is a phishing scam designed to steal your PayPal account login details, credit card numbers, and other personal information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n[Name Removed], You&#8217;ve just sent a payment to zap \u00bfgmail.com Transaction ID :16H7741T90521A . To cancel the payment click here [ Link to fake PayPal website removed]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1648\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/youve-just-sent-a-payment-paypal-sms-phishing-scam\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1422\" 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-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1-169x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1648\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"PayPal SMS Phishing Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"1422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-1-113x200.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/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 \/>\nAccording to this SMS, you have \u00a0sent a payment \u00a0to a specified \u00a0email address. The message, which includes a transaction ID, advises that you can click a link that appears to go to PayPal if you wish to cancel the payment.<\/p>\n<p>However, PayPal did not send the \u00a0SMS \u00a0and the claim that you have sent a payment to the listed email address is untrue.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the SMS is a phishing scam intent on stealing your personal and financial information. The criminals who sent the SMS know \u00a0that at least a few recipients will actually believe that a fraudulent payment has been made in their \u00a0names and will click the link in the hope of cancelling the transaction.<\/p>\n<p>If you do click the link, you will be taken to a bogus webpage designed to \u00a0look like a genuine PayPal page and asked to login. After you enter your PayPal email address and password, you will be taken to a second fake page that \u00a0asks for your address, phone number, and date of birth. Next, you will be taken to yet another fake page that requests your \u00a0credit card details and other personal and financial information. The forms claim that you must confirm your identity to cancel the payment:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/youve-just-sent-a-payment-paypal-sms-phishing-scam\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,738\" 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-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2-300x277.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1649\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bogus Paypal web form\" width=\"800\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2-768x708.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/paypal-cancel-payment-sms-scam-2-217x200.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, alas, all of the information you submit via the bogus website can be collected by criminals and used to hijack your PayPal account and commit credit card fraud and identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>PayPal phishing scams are all too common and criminals are <a title=\"Cybercriminals Using Text Messages To Distribute PayPal Phishing Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/cybercriminals-using-text-messages-to-distribute-paypal-phishing-scams\/\">increasingly using SMS<\/a> to reach potential victims.  \u00a0Be wary of any email or SMS that claims to be from PayPal \u00a0and asks you to click a link to cancel a payment, unlock a suspended account, update details, or fix a supposed problem with your account. Remember that genuine PayPal messages will always address you by name.<\/p>\n<p>It is always safest to login to your PayPal account by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via a trusted PayPal app.<\/p>\n<p>PayPal has published <a title=\"Report a suspicious email or website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/webapps\/mpp\/security\/report-problem\">information about how to report \u00a0phishing scams<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\"\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: \u00a0April 20, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: \u00a0April 20, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. 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=\"Cybercriminals Using Text Messages To Distribute PayPal Phishing Scams\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/cybercriminals-using-text-messages-to-distribute-paypal-phishing-scams\/\">Cybercriminals Using Text Messages To Distribute PayPal Phishing Scams<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Phishing Scams - Anti-Phishing Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/phisher-scams.shtml\">Phishing Scams &#8211; Anti-Phishing Information<\/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\/youve-just-sent-a-payment-paypal-sms-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/youve-just-sent-a-payment-paypal-sms-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: SMS claims that you have just sent a payment \u00a0via email and should click a PayPal link if you want \u00a0to cancel the payment. Brief Analysis: The SMS is not a genuine PayPal payment notification. 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