Thursday, 9 February 2023

PayPal ‘money request’ email scam

Scammers are exploiting PayPal’s 'request money' feature to scare customers into calling dodgy phone numbers and giving away their personal data.   

This scam involves fraudsters sending fake emails requesting payments for high-value items, or posing as HMRC to demand ‘overdue’ tax payments. If you call the number in the email, you'll be ringing a scammer phishing for your personal information.

Discover how to spot a dodgy message. (Which? - 3 Feb 2023)

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