Phishing Net

Phishing Scams and Schemes Unveiled

This is a new type of scam where people register as “vendors” with PayPal and invoices their victims. In order for the scam to work, the scammer is banking on you clicking on the link and paying for the invoice and/or calling the number listed (which will result in the scammer attempting to convince you to install a remote access software on your phone so they can steal your credentials). Example of the scam is below.


This is a picture of a paypal invoice email that has a button that says 'View and Pay Invoice'.