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Kerry Shay Paypal Request Scam – Beware of this Phishing Email!

By Samantha Jul31,2024

The Kerry Shay PayPal Money Request scam is a recently reported scam targeting PayPal users. Scammers send Paypal invoices via email to people that says ‘Kerry Shay sent you a money request’. The email prompts recipients to quickly call a number (+1 877 380 0751) if they don’t recognize the seller.

It’s clearly a phishing scam attempt as the email has the following red flags;

  1. The phone number in the email is NOT the number of PayPal
  2.  The notification does not appear when recipients check their PayPal account on Paypal.com
  3. It contains grammatical errors

Who is Kerry Shay?

Kerry Shay Fern is a fictitious name created by scammers operating a PayPal Money Request scam via email. There’s no real person or seller behind the name.

How Does The Kerry Shay Paypal Request Scam Work?

The Kerry Shay PayPal Scam is a phishing attempt that 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. Instead, this software records the victim’s keystrokes or gives 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, mere clicking on the link could expose your mobile device to viruses, spywares, or malware. This is because the website could’ve a malware program running in the background. Malware is software that is installed on a computer without the user’s consent and that performs malicious actions, such as stealing passwords or money.  Malware can be installed in a variety of ways, including through email attachments, drive-by downloads, or by clicking on links in malicious websites.

What to do If You Received The Scam Paypal 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.

See similar trending PayPal Scam – Fern Doucette PayPal Request Scam

By Samantha

I am Samantha, a Cyber Security enthusiast. I kicked off my passion as a Cyber Fraud Researcher during the Covid19 pandemic when I saw lots of people falling victims to fraudulent websites pretending to sell disinfectants, masks and wipes. Since then, I've helped thousands of people avoid being scammed by providing timely alerts on trending scams and tips on how to stay protected.

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