Attention, PayPal user! New phishing wave threatens your data!

Attention, PayPal user! New phishing wave threatens your data!

In the digital shopping world, it happens quickly: you click and you are already paying. But especially with popular payment methods such as PayPal, there are more and more fraud attempts that are targeting the personal data of the users. According to a report by Berlin Live , experts warn of a current phishing wave, who in particular targets PayPal user. In these fraudulent emails, an apparent "unauthorized activity" warns and the recipient asked to confirm his personal information in order to ward off alleged damage. But not everything that looks like PayPal is also certain!

How fraud can be exposed

The consumer advice center admonishes in a current article to always view these fake emails suspiciously. In the phishing messages that are provided with the official logos of PayPal, the sender calls on the recipients to follow a link that leads to a fake registration page. There is asked about sensitive information, which then immediately gets into the hands of the fraudsters. As T-Online , there are impersonal addresses and numerous spelling mistakes for fraud attempts. Terms such as "for their safe" or incorrect salutations are typical features of these emails.

To protect yourself, the experts recommend that you absolutely do without links in suspicious emails and instead use the official PayPal app or website to check account information. If you still fall into the trap, quick action is required: change password immediately and inform the bank to avoid further damage. The warnings are urgent-about every third undesirable email turns out to be a phishing attempt, which underlines the risks all the more. The authorities therefore advise you to caution and immediately report such messages to phishing@paypal.com.

Berlin Live