Gardai and the PSNI have warned people to be on alert as there is currently a Facebook scam circulating that targets users’ PayPal accounts.
According to reports it is believed the scam occurs when an users friends have their accounts hacked which results in the said user getting a private message saying: “Hiya hun, is there any chance you have a PayPal account and can do me a small favour, will not cost you and will pay you..x, “I sold something online and need you to receive the payments then withdraw and bank transfer to me, will pay you xx.”
Gardai and the PSNI say the message will appear to be real as it comes from a user’s friends profile to their private messages.
A PSNI spokesman said: “They are notoriously very difficult to find where they originated from and when your PayPal or other account is hacked can be very costly. “Please take care and never divulge your personal details online.”
It is understood that Facebook are also investigating the scam.