Inphorm LLC Scam Paypal Money Request – Beware!

Imagine you’re having a pleasant day, then you receive an email that says you’ve a PayPal invoice or money request from Inphorm LLC. Note, you’ve no transaction with the said company, neither have you authorized any payment.

This scam has been targeting PayPal users over the past few days. The email which looks like a legitimate PayPal money request invoice has caused panic.

What is The Inphorm LLC PayPal Scam?

It is a sophisticated phishing scam that attempt to steal people’s PayPal login credentials, money and credit card details. Fraudsters impersonating the Activewear company ‘Inphorm LLC’ ignite panic in PayPal users by claiming they have an invoice from the company.

In the email, Recipients are directed to call a number immediately for assistance (if they didn’t authorize the transaction), but the telephone number isn’t the legit PayPal customer service number. It’s a spoofed line that redirects to India.

On closer inspection, the email has the following red flags;

• It contains grammatical errors.
• It is sent as a forwarded broadcast email.
•  The notification does not appear when recipients check their PayPal account on Paypal.com

How This Scam PayPal Money Request Works

The scam attempts to make victims pay for service/product never ordered, and also give up their Paypal account, credit card or bank information. The scam works these ways;

• The invoice contains a fake Paypal customer service number which victims are directed to call. Upon calling the number, a scammer would fool them into paying the invoice or giving up personally identifiable information (PII), including financial data, such as PayPal account, credit card, or bank information.

• In some cases, the criminals ask victims to install software they claim will help with the recovery process. The malicious download may contain spyware — dangerous malware designed to steal information like; Credit card numbers, Bank account details, Passwords, Usernames, Social security numbers, and Other sensitive data. This software could also record the victim’s keystrokes or give the criminals remote access to the victim’s computer.

• The fake Paypal Invoice may contain a spoofed URL which looks like paypal.com but is actually paypaI.com (capital ‘I’ in the end of PayPal instead of small letter L). Clicking on it takes the victims to a malicious website which would request for their Paypal account details. Then the scammers would use the account details provided to carry fraud attempt on the account.

Also, some types of malware may also give the attackers remote access to your device.  Once your computer is infected, the cryptojacker starts working around the clock to mine cryptocurrency while staying hidden in the background. 

What to do If You Got This Scam PayPal Invoice Email

Report

Send an email to [email protected] with a screenshot of the scam email as an attachment. This can help them warn other customers and stop future scams.

Delete

Deleting the scam email will prevent you from mistakenly responding

Block

The final step you should take is blocking the email address that sent the scam email. You can do this by adding the email address in your phone’s spam list.

Did you receive this scam Paypal Money Request? What number were you told to call? Please let us know in the comment section!