I’m pretty sure I had one of those and it was like you say quite ‘real’ I had 
to log in to my PayPal account to check there had been no activity, how are 
they doing this?

> On 28 Dec 2022, at 18:14, Cyril - ImprovMX via mailop <mailop@mailop.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone!
> 
> If I recall correctly, there was already a discussion here on something 
> similar, but I'd like to share my story here.
> 
> Yesterday, I received an email from Paypal with the subject "Reminder - You 
> have paid an invoice".
> 
> The content of the email is the following:
> 
> <first.png>
> 
> There are a few things to note that are surprising :
> The email is really coming from Paypal (serv...@paypal.com 
> <mailto:serv...@paypal.com>)
> The SPF/DKIM AND DMARC are valid
> All the links inside the email point to Paypal.com, even though I haven't 
> clicked on the "View ad Pay Invoice"
> The sending IP (66.211.170.90) is from Paypal: mx4.phx.paypal.com 
> <http://mx4.phx.paypal.com/> (https://check.mx/ptr/66.211.170.90 
> <https://check.mx/ptr/66.211.170.90>)
> 
> And a few inconsistencies :
> The subject says, "You have paid an invoice", but the body says, "Please pay 
> your invoice"
> The bottom indicates that Paypal "will always contain your full name", but 
> the top indicates "Hello, PayPal Customer"
> I haven't tried the phone number but pretty sure that's where the scammers 
> are sitting.
> Here's the validation from GMail:
> 
> <second.png>
> 
> What I'm saying here, is what the hell? How a scam can come from Paypal like 
> this?
> This is a serious issue, and they need to fix this because I'm not sure my 
> parents would catch the scam here, all seems legit!
> 
> Stay safe, and happy holidays!
> 
> Best,
> Cyril
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