Scam Number: (844) 766-9288, (805) 727-4835
Scammer’s Website or Email:
Additional information about this scam: I got this one today.
welcome
“gmail.com” does’t seem to be the real sender of this message
Tracy [email protected]
Monday, February 26, 2024 1:22:27 PM
Welcome to paypal!
Your request to open your Paypal Business account is processed .
This account has been verified on your SSN and you can now accept credit card payments without hassle . We have charged merchant fees of $249.99 from your checking account .It will reflect on your bank statement in 48 hours.
If you haven’t signed up for Paypal Business call immediately as this may be a case of identity theft.
The scammer, “Ryan Foster,” will ask for my name and ZIP code before claiming the new “account” was accessed from Ohio, New Jersey, New York City and Texas.
In order to “cancel” the $249.99 transaction, you will then be transferred to a femchode who will take the guise of an employee with your bank’s “fraudulent department” and ask for your birthday and last 4 digits of your SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
The femchode also claimed there were two additional “preauthorized transactions:” $1,599.99 in Ohio and $499 in New York before running a “full security check” on your checking and savings accounts.
Once the “full security check” is complete, the Femchode will then claim your bank account was accessed from Ohio, New Jersey, New York City and Texas before transferring your call to “Lina Khan (KC5121)” who posed as an officer with the “FTC Department” due to a “serious case of identity theft.” As our call was disconnected, the fenchode called back from their Onvoy line (202) 988-3145.
“Lina” will then claim your Social Security number was used to register four different PayPal accounts in California, Ohio, Texas and Indiana, and 19 different bank accounts within the past six months. As this is a case of “money laundering” and “identity theft,” “Lina” will suspend your Social Security number and have you register a new one tomorrow. This n ever happened, as I ended our call with the bhenchod song.
