Remove PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam

Effective Guide To Avoid Getting Scammed

PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam is used by threat actors to trick novice users into calling the provided helpline and then deceiving them into the scam. The spam campaign is disguised as a message concerning a successful purchase made via PayPal. It is stated by the email with the subject “Thank you for being Paypal’s customer!” that a purchase of Bitcoin cryptocurrency worth of $756.40 has been made by the recipient via PayPal. Besides, if the recipient has no idea about this purchase, they must call the given number to avoid the transfer of Bitcoins.

Threat Details

Name: PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam

Category: Scam, Phishing

Fake Claim: Spam email is disguised as a message regarding the purchase of Bitcoin cryptocurrency via PayPal

Support Scammers’ Phone number: (929) 322-9517, +1-877-410-6583, (888) 989-4860, 250-462-6099, 704-445-0596

Signs: Unexpected email messages, unauthorized online purchases, identity fraud

Distribution: Spam email messages

More About PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam:

Bear in mind that all the claims made by PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam are false, and it has nothing to do with PayPal Holdings, Inc. These phishing mails are based on a callback scam, which can operate in a variety of ways. While pretending to be the support team, scammers can perform multiple unpleasant activities. Schemes based on purchases typically function as tech support or refund scams. Users are requested by the scammers to provide remote access to their systems. Having got access, these malicious individuals can install malicious software, disable legitimate security apps, steal data, and even proliferate malware into the system.

People behind refund hoaxes like PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam tend to remotely get access to the compromised machines and then push victims to sign into their different accounts. Then after, with the help of remote access software’s characteristic, they dim the PC’s screen only to make the users enter the refund amount. At that period, the threat actors can switch the funds from one account to another or can also manipulate the banking portal’s HTML code. Nonetheless, as soon as the screen turns brighter, the user is tackled with the deception that a larger amount has been accidentally transferred.

Afterwards, crooks behind PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam or similar hoaxes pray or insist the victim to return the money. However, no transaction has been made and thus, no funds brought into the account. At that time, if victims decide to return the demanded sum, they will actually end up sending their own money to the scammers. We highly advise to not rush into this scam and remove “PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam” emails from your inbox without wasting any time. Furthermore, if you have already provided the criminals remote access to your device, make sure to disconnect the system from the internet as well as eliminate the any questionable software that the hackers employed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam steal my data?

Scammers can use such hoaxes to extract your personal information as well. Having stolen your private data like your credit card and banking details, they can make fraudulent transactions, unauthorized purchases, and can also use the info for other malicious purposes.

What the remotely installed app can do?

If the hackers manage to install malicious software having remotely gained access to your computer, the nasty app can steal your sensitive data, bring in additional online threats into the device, mine digital currency by consuming too much amount of system resources and so on.

Message In The Spam Letter:

Subject: Thank you for being Paypal’s customer!

PayPal

Your payment of $756.40 for OrderID#1248187 has been completed.

Order Number 8NZGDM

Product Order ID #1248187

Product Purchased – Bitcoin

Network Paypal

Order Completed Feb 15, 2023, 09:37 (UTC)

Exchange Rate 0.000043 USD/BTC

View payment receipt

Need help?

If you have not placed this order call immediately at +1-877-410-6583 to restrict the transfer as Bitcoin once credited to the receiver cant be retrieved.

Call Now

Antimalware Details And User Guide

Click Here For Windows Click Here For Mac

Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam:

Remove the related items of PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete PayPal – Order Has Been Completed Email Scam (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.