Scammer to the Next Level

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
January 24, 2023 5:26am CST
It is becoming an old issue that scammers were using PayPal to deceive innocent souls. Yesterday, I received an email that seemed to be from Paypal. If you are going to check it closely, there are some flaws that appeared to be a fake one. Can you pinpoint what's wrong with this phishing email?
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
24 Jan 23
@Shavkat It is sad enough that there are scammers in real life but that they have to be on the internet too. I am sorry this happened to you but so glad you saw through the scam.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
24 Jan 23
I am glad that I still have my presence in mind not to punch the button. We need to be vigilant at all times.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
25 Jan 23
@Shavkat You are right, but, sometimes not all of us catch it before it is too late.
relcap23
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jan 23
I always received it but just ignore. I go directly to the site of PayPal.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
24 Jan 23
I also do the same thing. Seeing a button like this is so wrong for me.
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relcap23
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jan 23
rsa101
@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
26 Jan 23
I believe I have received emails of that like, but I believe the sender made a mistake because the email in question does not have a PayPal account linked to it. I believe the sender is instead using this email as part of a random email campaign in an effort to reach as many people as possible.
Diana
@dya80dya (36805)
•
24 Jan 23
That email is not PayPal's email.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
24 Jan 23
I agree that it is not.
Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
24 Jan 23
Well for a start off they should call you by name, not just Dear customer. Also they make it sound urgent so you have to act now. Am I right?
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
24 Jan 23
You are right. They need to address is by our names. For urgency, we do not need to use the link or button provided by them. Instead, we can have a new browse and use
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
25 Jan 23
@Shavkat Absolutely. Thank you very much for highlighting this issue.
Adie
@Adie04 (17405)
•
25 Jan 23
I don't realise this 21st Century is the time of scammers to shine. I hope they meet their karma for scamming people.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Jan 23
2 big things. They should use your name and not have a link there