DANGER PAYPAL SCAM - Page 2

Hello,
I would like to report a scam that I almost fell for, below is the email that was sent to me as well as the fake PayPal emails!!!!

I would like to inform you that I made the payment via PayPal, find below the name and address of my friend who works with the American airline in the countries below where I want the item to be sent.

Name: Oladipupo Edmond
Address: 1DKL, Alpha Photo, Apata
City: Ibadan
State: Oyo
Postal code: 23402
Country: Nigeria.

Please do not send the package as soon as possible today via La Poste Colissimo or Chronopost Express and email the tracking number to PayPal to complete the transaction.

This is an urgent order, so I would like the item to be sent as soon as possible today, before the post office closes for the day.

Thank you.

PayPal
Good evening Jennifer Regnault,

Thank you for contacting PayPal Customer Service Verification Department, according to the mail sent by you and the transaction ID included, we have been able to confirm that you have an outstanding amount of €160.00 EUR ready for customs clearance (from Chase Carter chase.carter1981@gmail.com to Jennifer Regnault vincent_jenni@live.fr).

Once again, we confirm that this operation is legitimate and covered by PayPal’s customer service verification policy, and the total amount due for this payment has indeed been deducted from the buyer’s account, which will be credited to your account as soon as we have completed the shipping verification process.

This transaction will only appear on your PayPal Balance and history once we have completed and verified that you have sent the package.

We now order you to proceed with the shipping immediately by email and provide us with the tracking number/receipt number given to you at the location where the package was sent (La Poste or courier service) so that we can verify the shipment and credit the total amount to your account immediately, so the transaction will appear on your PayPal account history.

We are truly sorry if this has affected you, but you must comply with this policy so that we can credit your account with the total amount due for the transaction.

We apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused with this matter.

We hope to hear from you as soon as possible.

Thank you for using PayPal® We look forward to your payment for online auction services in the future.
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Thank you for using PayPal®
The PayPal Team.

Good evening,
this scammer offered me 600 euros for my iPhone, fortunately I googled his name.
Thanks for the topic, it helped me keep my iPhone!

The craziest thing is that I decided to create a PayPal account for my partner, I had just created the account 5 minutes ago, there was no card linked to the account, nothing at all, and I received a message like that saying that strange transactions were visible on my account, that someone was using my account for transactions, etc. :D Even though the account had just been created, I immediately saw the scam and contacted PayPal right away to report it. What I find strange is how, 5 minutes after creating the account, they already obtained the address linked to the account? There is definitely something wrong or insecure about PayPal. Since then, I no longer use it, I don't trust it anymore!
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Hello, I've been receiving these emails from PayPal for a few days now to supposedly update my account.
What caught my attention is the number of French mistakes in the text.
And then when I clicked on the proposed link, my antivirus blocked it...
But I will spread the information around me because it's still well put together as a scam with the PayPal logo, etc... the whole package, you know ^^

I am also reporting this scam. Definitely do not respond and even less provide your bank details (which is requested when you click on "Verify your account".
Noëlle

Dear PayPal customer

This email confirms that you have successfully created a new password and selected security questions for your account.

If you did not make these changes, click the link below and access your account information to confirm that you are currently not absent. You have 24 hours or your account will be locked

Click Here To Verify Your Account

Thank you.

Hello

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I received this week the same thing from someone who wants to buy my laptop for €600
here is a copy of the following email

This email confirms that you have received an Instant payment of €600.00 EUR from Diana Johnson (dianajohnson1975@gmail.com).

View the "NOTE" of this pending transaction below

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Payment Details

Total Amount: €600.00 EUR
Currency: Currency is in EURO (€)
Transaction ID: 5X472815E1267414M
Quantity: 1
Item Title: ACER TRAVEL MATE 4100 LAPTOP
Item Number: 280523254326

Buyer ID:
dianajohnson1975

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Shipping Information

Address: KHOMO MICHAEL
Suite 169 MBE Mutiara Damansara,Pss Mutiara Damansara
State:Selangor
Zipcode:47800
Country:Malaysia
Phone :+60163716731.

Address Status: Confirmed

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NOTE: To ensure the safety and security of this Transaction especially for the buyer, funds will be held until the shipment tracking number is confirmed. Payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been "APPROVED" but will be credited to your account as soon as we are able to verify that the shipment tracking number for the purchased item is in transit. The shipment tracking number must be sent to our customer service for shipment verification to secure both the Buyer and Seller.

This is why the payment status is showing "PENDING" at present. Below is the information that you will need to send the shipment tracking number before your account is credited and the transaction is completed.

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IMPORTANT: The tracking number must be sent through our customer service section by Clicking Link: Click Here to send us the shipment tracking number or if you have any questions, send us an email directly to verification_dept@consultant.com.

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Sincerely,
PayPal

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PayPal Email ID PP307

Fortunately, I just read this forum, I didn't send anything or ship.

Hello, thanks to your message I avoided this scam. I have received this email five times, at first I was scared because I buy a lot on eBay with this account and I have only spent €26. I thought that limiting my account for this expense was alarming, and I immediately thought that someone outside had hacked my account, even though I've been using it practically since its creation with the whole world without any issues.
Now I am reassured, thank you for helping me thwart these thieves!