Phishing Scam Targets PayPal Through Malicious Emails; How To Avoid Becoming A Victim
Regin OlimberioA new phishing scam is targeting PayPal again - this time through emails sent to users telling them that there has been an unusual activity in their account so a limit has been set in place. The emails provide links where unsuspecting victims can type in their log in credentials to lift the limit.
Phishing is an act where scammers extract credentials from victims by claiming that they are representatives of legal sites like PayPal, IBTimes said. Would be victims usually find it hard to discern what is real from fake because perpetrators usually use official logos, web layout and polished emails.
PayPal has continuously warned its users about these schemes, and that scammers will victimize users through every means possible. PayPal calls for the careful scrutiny, most especially of embedded links, before users try to give away sensitive details.
The best way to avoid being a victim of these phishing scams is to examine closely the links' URLs. It is also a good idea to compare the URL with the URL of previous transactions made through PayPal. According to an official PayPal warning, the best way to check for the legitimate site is look for "https" in the web address. Lastly, the safest way is to log in the official PayPal website and not through links.
Meanwhile, PayPal also clarified that these scams use a different email address different from the company's official email address. Users are advised to mark these messages as spam and to delete them right away.
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