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Did you receive an email from PayPal, claiming your account has been suspended? Did they then instruct you to 'log in to your PayPal account and complete the steps required to re-secure your account.' or something similar?
Well, don't fall for it. It is a scam, and if you call them back or follow their instructions you will lose money and possibly your identity! Fake emails like this, also known as 'phishing' or 'spoof' emails, attempt to trick you into revealing personal or financial information such as bank account details, credit card details and passwords etc. These fake emails often link to fake (spoof) websites where your information can be collected if you type it.The people behind this are the worst kind of human scum; willing to do anything to scare, threaten, lie, cheat and steal money from anyone, including the elderly and poor. They usually operate out of Nigeria, China, Russia and even some developed western countries. Attachments typically include malware to infect your computer, tablet or phone and allow the scammer to capture your passwords. The "sign-in now" link does NOT go to PayPal; instead, it goes to sportsman.com . We do NOT recommend going to this website, as it may have been hacked.
The email address has paypI.com, note the misspelling. That should prove to you that this is a scam!
Here is an example of the scam email, seen in 2024:
your account has been suspended (ref - #14667120012)
From: service@paypI.com <sportsmanswarehouse@d.sportsmans.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2024 11:32 AM
To: jsssoanisx3@bellsouth.net; lpssitts@bellsouth.net; tenns3lam@bellsouth.net; rriplsey@bellsouth.net; flowersju@bellsouth.net; drosm2@bellsouth.net; tmcdson88@bellsouth.net; garsciaalex@bellsouth.net; torsken@bellsouth.net;
Subject: Your account has been suspended. (Reff # 98977267)
Importance: High
Please update your card information soon.
๐ธ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ ๐ป๐พ๐พ๐ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ฝ
๐ธ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐พ ๐๐พ๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐พ ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐๐พ ๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐'๐ ๐๐พ๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐พ ๐บ ๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ.
๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ฝ?
๐ถ๐พ ๐๐บ๐๐พ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐ผ๐๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐ ๐๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐๐.
๐ธ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐พ ๐ผ๐๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐๐ฝ. ๐ณ๐ ๐๐บ๐๐๐๐บ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐พ๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ถ๐พ'๐๐พ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐บ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐บ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐พ๐บ๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐พ, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐พ ๐บ๐ป๐ ๐พ ๐๐:
- ๐ฑ๐พ๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐พ ๐๐บ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐
- ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฝ ๐๐บ๐๐๐พ๐๐
- ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐บ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ๐
W๐๐บ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐?๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐๐พ๐๐.
๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ ๐ญ๐พ๐๐? ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐พ ๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐พ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐๐พ ๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐บ๐๐, ๐๐พ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐บ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐บ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐บ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ง ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐บ๐๐. ๐ณ๐๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐๐พ๐. ๐ง๐พ๐ ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐ข๐๐๐๐บ๐ผ๐ | ๐ฒ๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ | ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐'๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐บ๐๐ . ๐ณ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐บ๐ผ๐ ๐๐, ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ง๐พ๐ ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐ข๐๐๐๐บ๐ผ๐. ๐ฃ๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐บ๐๐ ? ๐ซ๐พ๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐พ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ-๐ค๐ข๐ค4 ๐ฏ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ . ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ผ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐บ๐. ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐ผ๐พ - ๐ ๐ ๐บ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ '๐ ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐บ๐ ๐๐พ ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ฏ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐พ. ๐ซ๐๐ฝ. ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐บ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐ฌ๐๐๐พ๐๐บ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐บ๐๐๐๐พ. ๐ด๐๐พ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐พ ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐๐พ ๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐๐พ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ ๐. ๐ฏ๐บ๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐จ๐ง๐ค:๐ฃ.๐ฉ:B63OETNR
Don't fall for it. It is a scam. Do not click on anything in the email.
If you think you've received a phishing email, forward it to phishing@paypal.com or in the UK, spoof@paypal.co.uk (so PayPal can investigate) and then delete the fake email from your mailbox. If you've responded to a fraudulent email and believe your PayPal account may now have been accessed, you should report the unauthorized access immediately.
Don't click any links in a text message that appears to be from PayPal, but doesn๏ฟฝt seem right.
Forward a copy to PayPal. Here's how:
Apple offers the following advice :
If you get a suspicious Email:
Scammers spoof phone numbers and use flattery and threats to pressure you into giving them information, money, and even iTunes gift cards. Always verify the caller's identity before you provide any personal information. If you get an unsolicited call from someone claiming to be from Apple, hang up and contact us directly.
Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers use scare tactics to trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services that supposedly fix contrived device, platform, or software problems.
Scammers may call you directly on your phone and pretend to be representatives of a software company. They might even spoof the caller ID so that it displays a legitimate support phone number from a trusted company. They can then ask you to install applications that give them remote access to your device. Using remote access, these experienced scammers can misrepresent normal system output as signs of problems.
Cybercriminals don't just send fraudulent email messages and set up fake websites. They might also call you on the telephone and claim to be from Microsoft. They might offer to help solve your computer problems or sell you a software license. Once they have access to your computer, they can do the following:
Trick you into installing malicious software that could capture sensitive data, such as online banking user names and passwords. They might also then charge you to remove this software.
See these pages for guidance as applicable to your specific situation:
PayPal says, you'll know that an email is not from PayPal when:
It begins with a generic greeting like 'Dear user' or 'Hello, PayPal member.' We'll always begin with your first and last name or the business name on your PayPal account.
It asks for financial and other personal information. Our emails will never ask for your bank account number, debit or credit card number etc. We'll never ask for your full name, your account password, or the answers to your PayPal security questions in an email.
It asks you to provide the tracking number of a dispatched item, before you've received the payment into your PayPal account.
It includes a software update to install on your computer.
Even if a URL contains the word 'PayPal', it may not be a PayPal webpage.
When using PayPal, always ensure that the URL address listed at the top of the browser displays as https://www.paypal.com/
.
The 's' in 'https' means the website is secure.
Look for the 'lock' symbol that appears in the address bar. This symbol indicates that the site
you're visiting is secure.
The following documents and websites can help you learn more about phishing and how to protect yourself against phishing attacks.
There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.
The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports about the scams associated with this phone number (PayPal, claiming your account has been suspended ):
* If the suspicious mail in question includes a file attachment, it is safer to simply highlight the message and forward it. Some configurations, especially in Windows environments, may allow the execution of arbitrary code upon opening and viewing a malicious email message.
There are several websites that focus on reports of scam Emails.
The links below go to pages on these other websites were you can read reports about the scams associated with this phone number (855-687-1444, claiming This is Microsoft. This call is to inform you that your Microsoft license key has expired):
There are a number of common telephone scams, such as:
and some new and as yet, uncommon scams.
For a comprehensive list of national and international agencies to report scams, see this page.
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