Examples of Suspected Fraud or Fake Emails

[PayPal_Andy]

Hey Everybody!

In an effort to make things easier to find and research, I'm going to consolidate as many threads as possible where we have examples of people trying to defraud hard working sellers (Craigslist emails, 'PayPal' emails asking you to send money outside of PayPal, etc).  This will also be used as a master thread for future posts regarding this same situation.

When you post your examples here, please remember to not include last names or contact information of whoever is sending these emails.  There's no way to confirm if that person has been defrauded as well and the name is being used fraudulently.

Thanks for your cooperation and remember, keep the conversation productive, on task, and above all, keep it clean. I know these things can be difficult and frustrating, but bleep filled posts or posts that look like government redacted files will never benefit anyone. 😄

Andy

[kernowlass]

@Amir_Issa

Firstly how did that email address you? If it was not by your full name then it would be a spoof.

Secondly if there was a link OR attachment in that email to ''cancel'' the transaction then again it would be a spoof.

If there was a problem with your account paypal would not ask you to click on an unsafe link in an email, they would direct you to log in normally and go to the resolution or the message centre for more information.

More info here >>

https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/how-to-spot-fake-emails-faq2340/2

[Amir_Issa]

It doesn't mention any name.

The subject title says Re: [New Summary Update] : Summary from Dell Electronic.

I recently send my mail to a guy on ebay because he had to refund me some money, he still haven't but is it possible that he is trying to trick me into using his link to log in?

[Amir_Issa]

Can someone accept this as a solution? Using Microsoft Edge I can't do so myself.

Thanks in advance,

[kernowlass]

@Amir_Issa

Only the originator of a thread can mark it as solved by whichever post you felt helped OR you can leave kudos OR you can just say thank you and do nothing else..............up to you.

[fredsup]

I received an e-mail that said someone is using my paypal account with a "login link" to pay pal. I logged on thru PP directly( not that link). I did not see any unrecognized charges. It appears to be a phishing e-mail. How can I confirm?

[kernowlass]

@fredsup

If its a spoof, DO NOT USE ANY LINK.

Firstly if the email addressed you as ''Dear Member'' / ''Customer'' / ''Client'' OR your ''email address'' then that confirms its a spoof as paypal would address you by your full name eg Dear John Smith.

Secondly if there was a link OR attachment in that email to ''cancel'' the transaction or ''confirm'' any details then again it would be a spoof.

If there was a problem with your account paypal would not ask you to click on an unsafe link in an email or by downloading an attachment, they would direct you to log in normally and go to the resolution or the message centre for more information.

More info here >>
https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/how-to-spot-fake-emails-faq2340/2

[stitch123]

The e-mail address is legit, but it's not that difficult to fake it.

The "more details" button leads to geoiptool.com, the "confirm now" button leads to a shortened link, which seems scummy as **bleep** to me.

And I think that this pretty much confirms that the email is not real:

"Notice: We have updated the security center, so if you have received this email in spam folder, excuse our technical squad." 

Is there any way to report this? Should I forward it to the Paypal support?

[kernowlass]

@stitch123

All in the link  

https://www.paypal.com/selfhelp/article/FAQ2061/2

[stitch123]

I must've missed this page in the help centre, thanks!

[stitch123]

Also, I forgot to add a screenshot.

 Here it is if anyone's interested: https://i.imgur.com/zYBE1ca.png