False Payment Scams

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:19:08 -0400
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Recently, DOIT received reports of email messages containing variations on the same financial scam. Examples are included below. Both the From and the To addresses are fake. The recipient is informed of a payment made or owed to some known vendor and is provided with a phone number to be used to dispute that payment. The goal is to get the recipient to call the number and provide credit card, PayPal, or banking information under the guise of ‘fixing’ the fake order.

Example 1

From: rani sob <rani7654rob@gmail.com>

Date: Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 9:26 AM

Subject: MacBook Pro Bill receipt

To: <koi7654ran@gmail.com>

PayPal User,

This email confirms that you made a payment . You sent a payment of $701 to Flipkart LTD. This charge will appear on your credit card statement as payment to PayPal. It may take a few moments to appear this transaction in your PayPal account.

PAYMENT DETAILS:

Transaction Id: 875DDER4Q

Product Name: MacBook Pro

Quantity: 1

Total Price: $729

Thank you for using PayPal as your method of payment. If you haven’t authorized this charge ,call us to dispute the transaction and get a full refund.

Contact us at: + 1(800) - (201) - (9132)

Good day to You

PayPal.

Example 2

From: julitte bik <julitte5333bik@gmail.com>

Date: Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 12:37 PM

Subject: thanks of paying for the subscription ..# ie 406 bk

To: <consumer949@gmail.com>

prime subscriber of Norton .

We wish to begin by expressing our profound gratitude for you being the loyal user of Norton life lock 360 security forpc and laptop.

Wewish toinform youthat your subscription is renewed as you have selected autopay while initiating the services.

Product details are mentioned below:-

1. Invoice id : : - ie 406 bk

2. Renewal date :- 16th sep 2021

3. Debited amount: :- $ 409.01 usd

4. Validityperiod: :- ( twelve ) month’s

if u wish to upgrade theplan or cancel the subscription OR the subscription was not been activated by you,then kindly contact to the number given below…..

For queries and complain please call =……………………… + (1) - ( 877 - 328 - 6947 ).

Example 3

From: elizabeth tho <elizabeth1997tho@gmail.com>

To: consumer992 <consumer992@gmail.com>

Date: Sep 13, 2021, 1:50:16 PM

Subject: @ - ALL right reserved customer #EWQ321QW

dear……PAYER

your purchase play for norton security HAS successfully renewed and update been the

charged sum WILL be reflected inside next

to 48 hrs in your account statement FOR your order norton security just acts like a vaccine for your system preventing THE system against all the suspicious threats..

we wish to inform you the details for your order as we BELIVE IN transparency

invoice ID | EWQ321QW
expair DATE | 13/09/2021
price | 349.61 USD
PAYMENT method | auto - debited

please feel free to STOP by on within next 60 days .

to learn more about our product and meet our team . give USA call or email us TO learn more about OUR product and services.

Costumer CARE no :- ---- (877) - 328- (6947)

THANKS

@ - ALL right reserved customer

Whenever you receive such emails, always try and verify with the senders on an entirely different email if you know them. Feel free to always send the message to us to validate the email.

For more information about phishing, visit: https://itsecurity.umbc.edu/critical/?id=98136.

If you have received any message similar to the one listed above, please forward it with its headers tosecurity@umbc.edu. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

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