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The Paypal email that promised a $1,000 gift card "exclusive reward" read as follows:
? ??????.???????.???????.??.????$?.
From: .DIYCQSE.YOEIHPM@rheerrgi.org *P*A*Y*P*A*l-Inc* via pslskss.club
PayPal
Hello
Congratulations! You have been selected to get an exclusive reward !
Your Name Came Up For a PayPal Gift
hurry up ! Your Reward is Ready
Your account information :
Customer::
Email:
Reward: .............
Claim Reward Now
PayPal Team
Unsubscribe Here
616 Corporate Way Ste.2-9092
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
This was not a genuine message from Paypal, nor was the message legitimate in any way. It was a scam.
We clicked the link in the email after opening a private browsing tab. It led to survey scams and perhaps phishing, identity theft, and other dangerous outcomes. Our advice to readers is to delete these kinds of fraudulent emails.
The mailing address listed in the email was: "616 Corporate Way Ste.2-9092, Valley Cottage, NY 10989." It's unclear if the occupants of this address were involved in the scam. We found this same address being mentioned by other users online in association with past scams.
One of those scams that mentioned the same address involved McDonald's and had a similar message that promised an "exclusive reward":
?Y0u.HaaVe.Been.Selected.To..Participate-?.
From: .UHFZXBS.MMRIAIU@rheerrgi.org *McDonalds* via meragaf.shop
mcdonalds
Hello
Congratulations! You have been selected to get an exclusive reward !
Your Name Came Up For a mcdonalds Gift
hurry up ! Your Reward is Ready
Your account information :
Customer::
Email:
Reward: ………….
Claim Reward Now
mcdonalds Team
Unsubscribe Here
616 Corporate Way Ste.2-9092
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
We previously reported on a number of other scams that made the rounds in the weeks before this Paypal one came to our attention. Those email scams used the company names of Pornhub, CVS, Capital One, Venmo, Costco and T-Mobile, Lowe's, eBay, and UPS.
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