An email circulating purporting to be from Action Fraud, threatens legal action because of failure to provide Western Union details to PayPal....
The personally addressed email mentions a recent transaction with "Mercy Peters" and threatens legal action because of refusal to provide Western Union details to PayPal.
The scammers claim that "Mercy Peters" has contacted Action Fraud to make a report about the violated PayPal agreement and request a scanned receipt and Western Union details within 24 hours in order to stop your name and address being sent onto law enforcement agencies. The fraudsters are sending the emails from this address: action.fraud@cyberservices.com.
Action Fraud would never contact you and make threats in this way. If you want to verify communications claiming to be from Action Fraud you can call 0300 123 2040 or email action.fraud@nfa.gsi.gov.uk.
Follow the tips provided by Paypal to stay safe from PayPal scams:
If you receive one of these scam emails report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or by using the online fraud reporting tool.
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