PayPal account scam hits Belgium and France -
Geeko
Be careful if you receive an email from PayPal in the next few days.
A phishing campaign is currently targeting French mailboxes again.
The hackers use the online payments company PayPal to try to retrieve users' personal and banking data.
The email uses the specific structure of PayPal's letters, with a perfectly centered logo, an invoice and legal data at the bottom of the email.
The text can sow doubt.
“Your account is the subject of suspicious transactions.
We have temporarily restricted your account due to this suspicious activity until the issue is resolved.
If you have not authorized this transaction, please dispute the transaction as soon as possible by clicking on the button below.
"
An almost perfect email
One element, however, makes it possible to identify the scam at first glance: the address used is an "@skynet".
Remember, if there is a problem with your PayPal account, you should logically receive an email from an @ paypal address, and certainly not from a Skynet address.
PayPal account scam hits Belgium and France - Geeko
A month ago, the federal police warned the population of the massive traffic of a phishing campaign targeting PayPal users in Belgium.
If in doubt, it's best to avoid clicking on a link in a suspicious email.
Connect directly to the service by entering its html address in your browser and check if everything is in order.
You can also easily check your account's payment history this way.
Most of the time, these fraudulent phishing techniques are used to retrieve personal data, hack an account, or gain access to an online payment service.
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