More and more residents are being targeted with a PayPal scam.
Victims get an email from the actual PayPal email server.
The email has an invoice from PayPal. The invoice is for something you did NOT order.
The invoice is for a significant amount of money.
The email and invoice have a toll-free number to call if the invoice is in error.
Once the victim calls the toll-free number they are connected to a well trained "agent" that promises to resolve the error.
To stop the credit card charge "they" need your credit card number and details.
To help prevent any such incident in the future they offer to "clean-up" your computer. They help you install an app (usually AnyDesk). They offer a survey on how satisfied you are with your service call today.
THEN
They have access total access to your computer, thus total access to any and all accounts stored/saved to your computer.
So
Checking the email sender address does not help - it is PayPal's email servers
The effort from the victim is to prevent a credit card charge, not luring you to purchase anything.
Victims are manipulated.
Awareness:
This scam was detailed in the Cyber Security SIG presentation October 6.
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