PayPal Phishing Email Warning – This disguised message could cost you

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It will start by asking for an email and an address, then a phone number and finally – most importantly – credit card information.

The purported verification code is then sent to the mobile phone number provided by the PayPal user and the threatened representative may attempt to contact the target victim.

But this is all part of a sophisticated phishing attempt designed to steal sensitive information from the victim.

Speaking about the threat, Cofense said: “This attack demonstrates the complexity of phishing attacks that bypass the typical ‘forms’ page or phishing login. In this case, a carefully crafted email appears to be considered legitimate until the recipient dives into headers and links, which is Something the average user probably wouldn’t do.”

Fortunately, there are a number of red flags that PayPal users need to look out for when trying to figure out if the message or website they are looking for is genuine.

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