Phishing scammers target Paypal customers
E-mails indicating a pressing need for action should be carefully examined and acted upon, because they are often phishing. Scammers are increasingly targeting Paypal users. Is my PayPal account being used to pay for gambling? But if I use this link to log into my PayPal account right now, I can still stop the payment! If the e-mail wasn't forged, one might think it was pure luck. The consumer protection portal "Watchlist Internet" warns anyone who is currently receiving one or similar e-mails not to believe the message and to never click on any links in it. Criminals were behind the message, attempting to steal users' PayPal account login information as well as credit card information. To accomplish this, victims are redirected to a spoof Paypal page, which is reasonably convincing but can be identified by a strange web address if you pay attention. If you have any doubts about messages that suggest account blocking or suspicious transactions, simply log into the a...