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phishing text message from Paypal
spikescot2005
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Just received a text message from what is supposed to be from PayPal.
The header (where the number should be) says PayPal and the text reads:
I know its a phishing text but just wanted to warn people not to enter there information.
How do you report this sort of thing? or deal with it as never received a phishing text before.
The header (where the number should be) says PayPal and the text reads:
Paypal inportant security update, kindly follow the link below.
https://www.patpai dot kutyas dot com
Failure to comply might lead to account suspension.
Thanks, PayPal
I know its a phishing text but just wanted to warn people not to enter there information.
How do you report this sort of thing? or deal with it as never received a phishing text before.
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just delete it after marking it as trash, Paypal know about these and will just tell you to delete it, there are millions of emails like it.0
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When you say a test message - was it to your phone?
Paypal have an email address to forward phishing messages to - I think it's "spoof@paypal.com", but you might like to double-check.0 -
I know you don't want to go to the website above but could you modify the address so no-one else can by mistake?I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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just delete it after marking it as trash, Paypal know about these and will just tell you to delete it, there are millions of emails like it.
It was a text message to my phone not the normal emails you get.When you say a test message - was it to your phone?
Paypal have an email address to forward phishing messages to - I think it's "spoof@paypal.com", but you might like to double-check.
Yes to my phone can't really forward it to an email address as it was a text message.0 -
i would just forward the url from the text message to spoof@paypal.com
they can still deal with the site in question0
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