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Scam: Unfortunately, Your Recent Paypal Transaction Was Declined

Discussion in 'Security Updates' started by snoopy, Aug 8, 2012.

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    August 8th, 2012, 20:49 GMT · By Eduard Kovacs
    Scam: Unfortunately, Your Recent PayPal Transaction Was Declined

    A new PayPal phishing scam is making the rounds, informing potential victims that their transactions have been declined because of the card issuer.

    The email looks like this:

    The trick in this case is that this is a copy of an email PayPal is actually sending to customers when transactions fail because the card issuer would not allow a payment to go through.

    More on this topic here: http:/ ews.softpedia.com ews/Scam-Unfortunately-Your-Recent-PayPal-Transaction-Was-Declined-285593.shtml
     
    snoopy, Aug 8, 2012
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