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The real PayPal email with a fake phone numberSCAM
A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.
Dave Pelletier requested $24.00 USD.
Note from Dave Pelletier: Pizza Friday, your half. Thanks!
PayPal Billing Department requested $749.99 USD.
Note from PayPal Billing Department: We detected a suspicious charge of $749.99 for Bitcoin on your account. If you did not make this purchase, do not pay. Call PayPal Support at +1 (888) 555-0173 within 24 hours to cancel it.
Always check the phone number.
This one really is from PayPal: scammers send a PayPal money request and type a "support" number in the note. The note is the scammer's words, and the number goes straight to them.
service@paypal.com is PayPal's own address.
Also service@paypal.com. The sender is real; the note inside was written by the scammer.
Pay a friend $24 for pizza, if you want to.
Call +1 (888) 555-0173 about a $749.99 charge.
No deadline.
A "suspicious" charge and "call within 24 hours".
RememberA phone number in a PayPal note, invoice or calendar invite is never PayPal's. Sign in to PayPal yourself and look.
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