A new sophisticated PayPal scam sends legitimate-looking emails from official PayPal addresses, using phone numbers instead ...

Order confirmation scam. In the majority of PayPal-related scams, scammers use phishing emails to impersonate PayPal. Here’s how this one works: Criminals will create a fake or “spoofed ...

Fake PayPal scam email (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) How this scam works. This type of scam is known as a remote access scam. It often begins with a fake email that appears to come from a trusted ...

Like fake fraud alerts or order confirmation emails, this scam relies on a spoofed email address or phone number that makes their message appear to be from PayPal.

Malwarebytes Labs has identified a tech support scam that uses malicious URLs to embed fake phone numbers within legitimate ...

An ongoing PayPal email scam exploits the platform's address settings to send fake purchase notifications, tricking users into granting remote access to scammers For the past month ...

Authorities say scammers recently tricked an Ormond Beach couple out of $83,000 through a fake PayPal text.. On Sunday, June 22, after receiving a text about an unauthorized $599 charge, the ...

PayPal will then send out a confirmation email to notify you of the new address, and include the message – in this case, a fake purchase message. Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to ...

Once opened, these emails then urge PayPal users to update their details - sadly, the links embedded within the message are fake and, if tricked, account data is then handed to crooks.

Fake PayPal email let hackers access computer and bank account. Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report. May 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM. Copied; ... You will receive a confirmation email shortly.