Just got this one myself. It even arrived through iMessage from stephanieharrington32246f @ outlook.com. If PayPal were contacting you about fraud, they wouldn’t be doing it from a random Outlook email address.

The giveaway isn’t some clever bit of technology, it’s the psychology. They create panic by claiming a $575 charge will be finalised within two hours, then tell you the only way to stop it is to ring their phone number.

That’s not how PayPal works. Never use the phone number or links in a message like this. Open the official PayPal app or type paypal.com into your browser yourself and check your account. If there’s a genuine issue, it’ll be there.

Scammers rarely hack technology. They hack human psychology. Slow down, verify independently, and their scam falls apart.

Scan text from dodgy email address pretending to be PayPal asking for personal information and to call 1800 310 540

Scam text from email address ma.eloi_laya @ yahoo.com pretend to be PayPal ask me to phone number 1800 310 540

Looks like scam text saying from PayPal but from sam @ shapirofamily.com. Text says they’re holding a suss p/ment for $400+ so I should call 1800 310 540

Very dodgy text. I never use PayPal. Have deleted and sent report.

Scam text, claiming to be PayPal, instructing to call 1800 310 540 to resolve unauthorised account access

Caller: run_n.1_1 @ icloud.com

PAYPAL scam, uses american english rather than australian - leaves australian business number for you to call. Wants personal details, likely identity and financial theft scam

Scam PAYPAL call, long text advising irregularities in account, with excellent English