Users are currently receiving emails that supposedly come from PayPal and urge them to verify their account.

The scammers want to make recipients believe that the user's PayPal account has been restricted. In order to “make the account safe again”, you should log in to the account again using a link.

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Your account will be restricted.

Dear customer,

Please help us make your account safe again.
Until then, we have temporarily restricted access to your account.

Where is the problem?

Due to a change in the Money Laundering Act, we have to verify your information again.

What do I do now?

Please verify yourself as the legal owner using the following link. You can then use your account again without restrictions.

For verification

Under the pretext of a change in the money laundering law, the fraudsters want to get their victims' data.

If you now click on the link, you will reach this input mask:

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You can already tell from the website address that things are not right on this site. There is no trace of a serious connection, the address shows completely different wording than the original PayPal website.

Good protection software immediately draws attention to the fact that something is going on and points out that data is being collected here.

The name, logo and corporate design are misused here in order to create a false authenticity and to convince the recipients of this email that it is a real email from PayPal.

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Dubious data collectors

Whoever is behind this fake website, it is unlikely to be PayPal.

If you give these backers your data, they have the password and therefore access to their victim's account and can now go shopping without restrictions.

That is why the user must be particularly careful about who he gives his personal data to!

I have become a victim – what can I do?

Even with all the caution you can still fall into a trap. Once the password has been given to the fraudsters, you can still prevent something worse from happening:

  1. Contact the company for which your personal user or login information was stolen immediately. Please call customer service to have your account blocked. Banks in particular have a blocking hotline that can be reached around the clock and is available specifically for such and similar cases. Describe your case and your account or user area will no longer be accessible with the old login data.
  2. Log in to your user account and check whether you can still log in. If this is still possible, go immediately to the area where you can change your current login details. Set a new password and, if possible, also change the user name and contact address.
  3. Check immediately whether account changes or transactions have already been made , as criminals are usually very quick. Check whether, for example, goods have been purchased or debits have been made for which you are not responsible. If this is the case, inform the customer service of the respective provider immediately.
  4. Document all abnormalities . Take screenshots, print out bank statements and the phishing email, or forward the email to the company in whose name the cybercriminals sent the phishing email.
  5. Contact a lawyer who specializes in internet fraud , describe your case and submit all documents related to the fraud. You should contact the lawyer even if you have not yet reported any damage.
  6. 2 -factor authentication (if offered) prevents access even if fraudsters have obtained the access data through phishing.

By the way, there is also hope in phishing that stolen funds, for example from online banking, will be replaced by banks. The basis for this is the Civil Code. According to § 675u BGB, payment service providers are obliged to replace the stolen payment amounts in the event of unauthorized payment transactions. However, this only applies if the person concerned has fulfilled their duty of care. Further information on the legal basis in the event of damage can be found here .


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