The telephone number 07961 549027 was reported on Twitter by South Lancashire Council on the 20th October 2020. They shared a screenshot of a phishing attempt from this number in which scammers pretended to represent Paypal.
The message included a link to a malicious website designed to steal personal and banking information.
We were sent this screenshot of a phishing text purporting to be from @PayPal. The text comes from a random mobile number and states “logon details” instead of ‘login details’. Remember, don’t click links in unsolicited messages #ScamShare pic.twitter.com/vMk5kJRZ4I
— SouthLanCouncil (@SouthLanCouncil) October 2, 2020