Phish Bowl Alerts
Beware of this new variation on the PayPal scam, and mark it as phishing should you receive it. As reported in this 12/15/22 article from pickr.com, "Scammers have started taking advantage of a feature inside PayPal that can request money from victims as if they owe it in the first place... you’d get an alert from PayPal saying you owe money, as scammers made use of PayPal’s “request money” feature."
As noted in other PayPal Phish Bowl postings, you can report phishing attempts like this directly to PayPal following their instructions.
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From: service@paypal.com <service@paypal.com>
Date: Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 11:30 AM
Subject: You've got a money request
To: <josiah_carberry@brown.edu>
Hello, josiah_carberry@brown. edu
PayPal
Cory Bancroft sent you a money request
Payment request details
Amount requested
$599.99 USD
NOTE FROM Cory Bancroft:
Your Payment of $599. 99 USD has been sent to KASPERSKY® LLC. If you do not wish to make this Purchase, you must Cancel it now @ +1-888-857-2410
Transaction ID
U-5N7812209U1045103
Transaction date
December 16, 2022
Pay Now
Don't recognize this request?
PayPal won't contact you about your account through a money request. If you don't know this person, decline this request. Never send money to anyone you don't know and never open links, download attachments, or call any listed phone numbers that you're unsure about. If you want to ensure you're reaching PayPal's Customer Service, use the info at the bottom of this email or check PayPal.com. Check out common scams and how to spot them.
PayPal
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