News

Online scams aren't going away, but tools like AI-powered alerts from PayPal and Venmo are making it much harder for scammers ...
Think you’re savvy enough to spot a scam? Think again. A new wave of PayPal fraud is making the rounds—and this time, it’s powered by artificial intelligence. The messages look legit, the support ...
PayPal, which also owns the digital payment platform Venmo, has added a new, dynamic, AI-powered scam alert system to its ...
Scammers have started using AI to trick victims into divulging private information, but now PayPal is using AI to fight back.
Earlier this week, the online payment system launched a new scam detection protocol for both PayPal and Venmo Friends and ...
A new sophisticated PayPal scam sends legitimate-looking emails from official PayPal addresses, using phone numbers instead of links to convince victims to download remote access tools.
These phishing scams don’t involve PayPal, per se, but the scammers know so many people use it, they can use the brand and logo to trick them. Law enforcement agencies say these scams are surging.
PayPal is a popular and generally safe online payment system with over 400 million users. However, scammers are exploiting its popularity to trick people, even those without PayPal accounts.
Scammers will often send out false emails claiming that a large purchase has been made using a PayPal account — which is much more likely during the holidays, and especially Black Friday.
Warning signs with PayPal: Spot attempted fraud Scammers like to try and scam as many users as possible at the same time — this increases the chance of being successful with at least some of them.
In the scam, people received an email claiming to be from PayPal, an online money transfer service. In one example the email claims that an iPhone was ordered for $700, and in the email, there is ...
A new scam has emerged involving the use of PayPal to pay utility bills, a payment method not approved by We Energies. Some individuals have already fallen victim and lost money to the scammers.