PayPal Invoice is a service from the well-known payment gateway that allows people to create and send pro-forma invoices directly from their account: this time it was used to pull off yet another Bitcoin scam.
This is a widely used system for requesting payments for professional services, since it also allows invoices to be customized. Those who do not have their own billing system and intend to get paid through PayPal can use it to easily create and send their own pro forma invoices.
For some time now, Trend Micro has discovered that a scam has been circulating that tries to exploit the name PayPal Invoice and some cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, to steal money from the unwary.
The Bitcoin and PayPal invoice scam
From a strictly technical point of view, the scam is very trivial.
In fact, it is perpetrated simply by sending a fake email with sender service@paypal.com asking for a payment in cryptocurrencies.
Trend Micro also published a screenshot:
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