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"Your PayPal Account Has Been Limited" Scam

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Your PayPal Account Has Been Limited Scam

PayPal users, if you have received email messages like the one below, which claim that your PayPal accounts have been limited or access to your PayPal account has been limited, please note that they are phishing scams. The fake and fraudulent email messages were sent by cybercriminals to trick PayPal users into visiting a phishing website that will steal their usernames and passwords.

The "Your PayPal Account Has Been Limited" Phishing Scam

From: secure.account@limited.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2016 21:20:19 +0100
Subject: limited your account access.
Limited your account access.
PayPal
Your account has been Iimited.
As youve been informed previously, there will be changes to our Buyer Protection program. This is part of our security process and helps ensure that PayPal continue to be safer way to buy online. While your account is Iimited, some options in your account won't be available.
Why my account access is Iimited.
We noticed some unusual log in activity with your account. Please confirm your account to help us check that no one has logged into your account without your permission.
How to remove my limitation.
You can resolve your limitation by following these simple steps:
1. Log in Here
2. Provide the information assosiated with your account.
3. Submit your information as soon as possible, so we can solve it quickly.
Remove Limitation

The link in the fake email message goes to a fake PayPal website: "https://limiteation-removed.com," which was created by cybercriminals to trick their potential victims into entering their PayPal username, password and credit card information on it. If the requested information is submitted by the potential victims, it will be sent to the cybercriminals, who will use it to steal their money and use their accounts fraudulently. The cyber-criminals/scammers behind the phishing email message will change the website's name, so look out for similar phishing email messages with links that go to different phishing websites.

If you are tricked into submitting your PayPal credentials and credit card information on the fake web page, please change your PayPal password immediately and contact your bank and let them know that you have submitted your credit card information on a phishing website.

Remember, never click on a link to sign into your PayPal account, always go directly to www.paypal.com and log in from there.

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Jul 10, 2021 at 12:28 AM by info

Another scam:

"From: Info Request
Sent: Fri, Jul 9, 2021 3:36 pm
Subject: Service Update Account PP:94934838

PayPaILogin

Dear Client,
We regret to inform you of this bad news

Hello Your Account will be limited over 24 h if you dont confirm your account
Because your account is secure and we need a little bit of information to protect your account.

Click the button below and follow the steps

Cordially."

Feb 23, 2021 at 9:18 PM by info

"From: s͏e͏r͏v͏i͏c͏e͏-i͏n͏t͏l͏.l͏i͏m͏i͏t͏e͏d͏.c͏o͏m͏ hWfcfS8f0Tm3weXbRIWtLxQBcip8SDuv6zMALHp2xp-kshmwqxqlilnchxgaaetes.onmicrosoft.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:29 PM
To: noreply-customer-supportr.case - noreply-customer-supportr.case
Subject: Re: Summary activity - Review Status update on Tue, February 23, 2021. [XYDY27NXZZBBLW9GBOAJ]‍

Y͏͏o͏͏u͏͏͏͏r͏͏ ͏͏P̷ay͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏Pa͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏I͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ account is Iimited͏.

Dear Customer,

W͏e r͏e͏͏͏͏͏c͏e͏n͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏t͏l͏y a͏s͏k͏e͏d y͏o͏u t͏o t͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏k͏e a͏c͏͏͏͏͏t͏i͏o͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏n͏ o͏n y͏o͏u͏r a͏c͏͏͏͏͏c͏o͏u͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏n͏t, b͏u͏t i͏t͏ l͏o͏͏͏͏͏o͏k͏s l͏i͏k͏e y͏o͏u h͏a͏v͏͏͏͏͏e͏n͏'t r͏e͏s͏p͏͏͏͏͏o͏n͏d͏e͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏d͏ y͏e͏t.

We be͏͏͏͏li͏͏͏͏eve th͏͏͏͏at an un͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏autho͏͏͏͏riz͏͏͏͏ed pa͏͏͏͏rt͏͏͏͏y ma͏͏͏͏y ha͏͏͏͏ve acc͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ess͏͏͏͏ed your a͏͏͏͏c͏͏͏͏co͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏unt. S͏͏͏͏om͏͏͏͏e i͏͏͏͏nf͏͏͏͏orm͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ation on y͏͏͏͏our a͏͏͏͏c͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏cou͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏nt ap͏͏͏͏p͏͏͏͏ea͏͏͏͏rs to b͏͏͏͏e m͏͏͏͏iss͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ing or in͏͏͏͏cor͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏rect.

Cu͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏r͏͏͏͏re͏͏͏͏nt͏͏͏͏ly, Yo͏͏͏͏u wo͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏n't b͏͏͏͏e a͏͏͏͏b͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏le t͏͏͏͏o :

• Send Payments
• Withdraw Funds

W͏͏͏͏ha͏͏͏͏t s͏͏͏͏h͏͏͏͏ou͏͏͏͏l͏͏͏͏d y͏͏͏͏ou d͏͏͏͏o͏͏͏͏?

S͏i͏m͏p͏l͏y͏ c͏l͏i͏c͏k͏ t͏h͏e͏ b͏͏͏͏͏u͏t͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏t͏o͏n b͏e͏l͏͏͏͏͏o͏w͏, a͏n͏d f͏o͏l͏l͏o͏w͏ t͏h͏e͏ i͏n͏s͏t͏r͏u͏c͏t͏i͏o͏n͏s͏ t͏o͏ r͏e͏m͏o͏v͏e͏ t͏h͏e͏ l͏i͏m͏i͏t͏a͏t͏i͏o͏n͏

Login to P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏y͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏l
O͏͏͏͏nc͏͏͏͏e yo͏͏͏͏u co͏͏͏͏mp͏͏͏͏l͏͏͏͏et͏͏͏͏ed t͏͏͏͏he re͏͏͏͏q͏͏͏͏ui͏͏͏͏red t͏͏͏͏as͏͏͏͏ks, Y͏͏͏͏ou c͏͏͏͏an s͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏f͏͏͏͏el͏͏͏͏y co͏͏͏͏n͏͏͏͏ti͏͏͏͏nu͏͏͏͏e u͏͏͏͏si͏͏͏͏ng y͏͏͏͏ou͏͏͏͏r P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ay͏͏͏͏P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏l account.

Sincerely ,
P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏y͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏P͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏a͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏l"

Another scam.

Sep 11, 2020 at 9:53 PM by info

"From: SUPPORT
Sent: Wed, Sep 9, 2020 2:23 pm
Subject: Notice Alert!!

PayPaILogin

Dear Client,
We regret to inform you of this bad news

Hello Your Account will be limited over 24 h if you dont confirm your account
Because your account is secure and we need a little bit of information to protect your account.

Click the button below and follow the steps

Cordially.
Login"

Here is another scam.

May 20, 2020 at 12:39 PM by info

"Service-intl-limited.com
Wed 5/20/2020 10:20 AM
Hello Customer - Your PayPal account has been temporarily limited........ Unlock Account Now

PayPal
We've noticed significant changes in your account activity.
.
Your PayPal account has been limited

Dear Customer,

We emailed you a little while ago to ask for your help resolving an issue with your PayPal account. Your account is still temporarily limited because we haven't heard from you.
The system has detected that your account has been recorded from an Unknown Dangerous Device.

What's the problem?

We noticed some unusual activity on the credit card linked to your PayPal account.
Case ID Number: PP-003-523-101-651

How you can help

Please take action on your account soon. It's important that you let us know because it helps us prevent unauthorised persons from accessing the PayPal network and your account information..

Reactive Account Service Now
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If you need further assistance, please click Contact at the bottom of any PayPal page.
Sincerely,
PayPal"

Here is another scam.

Mar 24, 2020 at 4:40 PM by info

"From: Support
Sent: Tue, Mar 24, 2020 10:04 am
Subject: Service Notice

PP
PayPaILogin

Dear Client,
We regret to inform you of this bad news

Hello Your Account will be limited over 24 h if you dont confirm your account
Because your account is secure and we need a little bit of information to protect your account.

Click the button below and follow the steps

Cordially.
Login"

Here is another scam.

Dec 31, 2019 at 1:53 PM by an anonymous user from: North Bergen, New Jersey, United States

We noticed some unusual activity
We need your help securing your account to prevent unauthorized access. For your safety, there may be some limitations on your account until you take action.

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