Scam Number: +1 (833) 902-0465
Scammer’s Website or Email: I received an email.
Additional information about this scam:
The email was sent today
on Thursday, 30-Nov-2023, at 8:52 am Central from [email protected]
Subject of email: Regarding Your Recent Order at PayPal
The email says to call +1 (833) 902-0465
Usually I get phishing emails but this email has a toll-free number.
I tried searching in various formats this phone number to see if there was a thread with it but I could not find a thread.
At 9:21 am Central I called for the first time. A foreign guy whose accent was understandable answered as PayPal and said his name is Eric Rodgers.
He asked for the Order ID number or Invoice ID. I gave him the Invoice ID TYU-8520-SOND in the image file in the email. I hope it will be readable.
The image says there was a $399.99 charge for BitCoin.
He asked my last name. I gave Jackson.
He asked when I last used PayPal and I said about 6 months ago.
I said that I did not make the purchase for BitCoin.
He asked if I have ever purchased BitCoin and I said NO.
He said my PayPal account has been logged in from Texas and Ohio.
The hackers used my social security number to get a PayPal Credit Line Loan of $2,000.00 and that $2,000.00 was charged to my PayPal account.
Blah blah blah …
He had me bring up a browser and go to www.anydesk.com
I told him, “Oh, I gotta speak to my supervisor. There is a problem and I must call you back, Mr. Eric Rodgers.”
He said okay.
I did not want to spook him in case anybody wants to bait using a virtual machine. I do not have a virtual machine. Plus I gotta get going to do some stuff.
EDIT:
Heck, I decided to charge my laptop now since it just dropped below 20% charge. After it charges I’ll go run a couple of errands.
