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September 2, 2020

Watch out! Fake Paypal invoices tricking people into paying up

When it comes to moving money online for business, PayPal is still the undisputed king. One of its biggest advantages lies in its invoicing system, which lets you write up custom bills when requesting money. Unfortunately, it appears that cybercriminals are also aware of PayPal invoices — and now, they're using them to make bogus requests.

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