[Removed. Phone #s not permitted]Phoney 799,99$ transaction for iPhone 16 ?

[ArkNott]

Hi, I received email with purchase proof attached, informing me that someone in USA (I'm living in UK) bought iPhone 16 for 799,99, and if that's not me I should call number [Removed. Phone #s not permitted] which is "free toll" number that could be used in USA, Canada - and some Caribbean Islands. That bill contains female name and address in USA, Valdosta, Virginia. Luckily for me that transaction couldn't be possible, because comes from my inactive PayPal account, so missed phishing attack, but please be careful and report fraud to PayPal directly, not to that stinky phone number !

[kernowlass]

@ArkNott 

If its a spoof then NEVER USE ANY LINK OR ANY PHONE NUMBER.

Firstly if the email/text 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/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.

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