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Cranfield
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I received this email, pukka Currys/PC World heading and company colours.
I have made no order on Currys/PCWorld, the address is a pub in Newcastle upon Tyne and no transaction is showing on my PayPal account.
It looks as though the objective is to get my PayPal account details.

I have never had a scam email like this before.

 

Your order is being processed

Thank you for your order...

Payment status:Unclaimed

The Five Swans
14 St Marys Place

Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7PG

Order Id: 219424325

Order Date: October 28, 2020
Order Time: 18:38

Table Number: 94

Order

  • Number: 219424311
  • Amount: £79.30
  • Auth code: 6NS31080MB2530725
  • Payment REF: Paid by PayPal ''xxxxxxxxx@btinternet.com''

 

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If the order is Unclaimed you can cancel the order before it get confirmed .Please select this button, you will then be asked to confirm your cancellation request by logging to your PayPal account.To continue cancelling your order select

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24 minutes ago, Cranfield said:

I am assuming the pub address is the "customer" address, I may call them later.

The email heading is very accurate and could easily deceive.

 

That makes sense now. If it wasn't for the bad English, I'd assume it was real and just sent to the wrong email address.

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10 hours ago, powler said:

Also another scam doing the rounds atm is one sent by text about unable to pay your EE bill, it has a link in it to login. Of course don't click the link. Heard there is also a similar one pretending to be from Santander.

Mick

Similar one from ‘O2’ about not being able to take the last payment for my wife’s phone. Persistent devils, tried it three times in the last month with slightly different link addresses. 
OB

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