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⚠ Verified Phishing Email

Do not click any links in this email. Do not call any phone numbers listed. Report it to your email provider as phishing.

"Your PayPal account has been limited"

Phishing Email Subject Line

Spoofed Sender

PayPal Service <service@paypal-secure-update.com>

Scam Category

PayPal Phishing

Typical Call to Action

Click link to verify account; leads to credential-harvesting fake PayPal page

What To Do

  1. 1.Do not click any links or call any numbers in the email.
  2. 2.Mark the email as phishing/spam in your email client.
  3. 3.Forward phishing emails to reportphishing@apwg.org.
  4. 4.Report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
  5. 5.If you clicked a link, change your passwords and monitor your accounts.