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Attack Details
Attack Date:
May 24, 2022

PayPal Impersonation Fake Billing Scam Attack

Initial Email Content

Subject
Soft copy of bill is attached
Body

Dear Member,


You sent an automatic payment to ExpressVPN. Here are the details.



Automatic Payment Details:


Automatic payment number:           K-D60C723G


Amount to be paid each time:        $179.99 USD


Billing Cycle:                      Quarterly


Payment Start:                     24 May 2022


Next payment Due:                  23 Aug 2022


Next Payment Amount:              $199.99 USD


Pay with Money from:                PayPal



To change or cancel your agreement with ExpressVPN, log in to your PayPal account, go to your profile,


And click My Money and update your agreement in the “My preapproved Payments” section.



Do you confirm this payment?


Support: 1-857-293-0193


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Attack Description

This text-based fake billing scam impersonates PayPal using a fake payment receipt theme.

Analysis Overview

Tactic
Look-alike Domain
Goal
Payment Fraud
Impersonated Party
Vector
Text-based
Theme
Fake Payment Receipt
Language