Fake PayPal emails and bogus invoices are one of the most common scams online. Paste the suspicious message below — ScamGuard tells you instantly if it's real or a scam.
Real PayPal emails always (1) come from a @paypal.com address, (2) greet you by your full name not 'Dear customer', and (3) never include a login link. When in doubt, don't click — open paypal.com in your browser and check your account directly. Or paste the email into ScamGuard for an instant verdict.
A real-looking invoice for hundreds of dollars from a company you've never heard of, with a 'Call this number if you didn't authorize' line. The number goes to scammers who remote-control your computer. PayPal will never tell you to call to dispute — dispute from inside the app.
Don't enter your password. If you did, change it at paypal.com immediately and enable 2FA. Check 'Sign in & security → Active sessions' and log out anything you don't recognize. Then run a malware scan and watch your bank for unfamiliar charges.
Forward the full email (with headers) to phishing@paypal.com — they confirm receipt within minutes. Then delete it. Also submit it to ScamGuard so we warn others about the campaign.
It's a tactic called 'invoice scam'. They abuse the real PayPal invoicing system so the email comes from a genuine PayPal address. The trap is the phone number on the invoice — ignore it and dispute the invoice inside PayPal.
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