Bitcoin Purchase Scam 21DEC2023 ..

[OhioStv]

Received this email 21DEC2023 …  Scam??  I believe so …

Your order has been confirmed by bitcoin Inc. worth 439.87 USD

on December 21, 2023.

Invoice Id :INV/DDO/98244879/83HPP318VLU

Date of Purchase :21 December 2023

We are currently verifying your recent order; once completed, we will contact you. Because you selected this option, your items will be sent via standard delivery. We recommend that you check your banking records in a few hours for this charge to appear.

If you have any questions about this charge, please connect with our team at:[Removed. Phone #s not permitted]/span>

Here is your order details: -

Ref Id

:98244879635900

Payment Mode : PayPal Credit (Online Payment)

Praduct Name : BitCoin

Quantity

: 0.010 btc

Amount

: 439.87 USD

Attention:-

If you have any payment related issues or you wish to change your mode of payment, please contact [Removed. Phone #s not permitted]/span>

In order to cancel this order kindly reach out to us soon as we would not be able to avoid this charge after 24 hours.

[kernowlass]

@OhioStv 

Its a spoof NEVER USE ANY LINK OR ANY PHONE NUMBER.

If there was is link OR attachment in that email/text to ''cancel'' any transaction or ''confirm'' any details then again it would be a spoof.

Also if they ask you to call the number in the email then it would be fake paypal agents trying to scam you for money to 'fix' something. 

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

Also paypal transactions are more or less instant and do not take up to 24 hours to show, they put that to scare you.

More info here >>
https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-spot-and-report-a-fake%2C-fraudulent%2C-or-phis...
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/suspicious-activity