Cyber criminals do not run out of strategies to get you money and your personal details. A lot of people have been so confused after receiving emails from PayPal claiming that they they have mistakenly sent an amount of $135.00 tho someone called Gay Glazbrook. This email is a scam and you better beware.

About the email text.

Noone wants to lose money by mistake or deliberately so it is quite natural for one to want to cancel a payment made by mistake. This email will be informing the PayPal user that some money was taken from their account and they can cancel the payment. For them to canal the payment that will need to click on a certain link in the email.

This link will take you to a fake PayPal web page. This web page will attempt to steal your PayPal creditatials once you enter them on the website all on the name of recovering the money.

Sample email

From: service@paypal.com 697ccbe700c0e7cb9a0c74a0af89252a@pdamooihvmhmlheefatimar.net

Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2021, 04:31:49 PM CST

Subject: here’s your receipt for sent a $135.00 USD payment

[email address], here’s your receipt.

Hello [email address],

PayPal

You sent $135.00 USD to Gay Glazbrook

Transaction Details

Transaction ID: 711252129899613097408 02/28/2021 05:31:47 pm

Money sent

$135.00 USD

Fee

$0.00 USD

Paid with:

CARD

$135.00 USD

You paid $135.00 USD

Gay Glazbrook will receive

$135.00 USD

Cancel Transfer

This message will look so legit but the cyber criminals behind this email want to get hold of your account number and password and use them fraudulently.

Verdict

This email is a scam and don’t be fooled by this amount. Rather go on the PayPal website www.paypal.com directly without following the given link. If you have entered your details on the directed webpage please change your PayPal password and report this activity. If you’ve had any encounter with this email feel free to leave a comment below telling us about the experience you had with it. Stay woke.