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Tuesday, 4 February, 2025 - 10:10

Well, no. I didn't. The spam-scam apparently from service@paypal.com and addressed to Christine Elvander order_status3@nwuc.onmicrosoft.com is a fraud.

And it's indicative of how fraudsters use a variety of tricks to make their pitch more effective.

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Christine Elvander, here's your receipt.

Hello, Christine Elvander

PayPal

You sent $399.99 USD to support@futureitfirm.io

YOUR NOTE TO support@futureitfirm.io

quote

PayPal has detected some unusual activity on your account. After sending money,
someone has archived the transaction history, making it invisible to you. If you
did send money, please ignore this message. However, if you did not send any
money, please call immediately at-I(888)927-986O to request a refund

quote

Transaction Details

*Transaction ID*
4C004666AC201550A
*Transaction date*
February 3, 2025

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*Money sent* $399.99 USD

Paid with:

VISA x-3147 $399.99 USD

This transaction will appear on your statement as PAYPAL *support

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*You paid* $399.99 USD

*support@futureitfirm.io will receive* $399.99 USD

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Shipping Address

281 Fernwood Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066
United States

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Your recipient will have 30 days to create a PayPal account and accept the
money. Once they do, we'll transfer it from your account.

Get the Details

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PayPal
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The links are included to show that the criminals are credible. But the text shows the real purpose: to get victims to make a phone call. And there's a mistake that makes it obvious: the telephone number is supposed to be 1-888... but instead the criminal has typed a capital I.

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