Cybercriminals have found a new trick: sending fake PayPal invoices that use the names of real small businesses.
In one case, a local furniture shop’s name appeared on hundreds of invoices demanding about $1,000 each. The shop owner hadn’t sent any bills at all, yet her phone and email were flooded with complaints from people across the country asking why they owed money.
The invoices looked convincing, but instead of PayPal’s normal payment button, they listed a phone number to “fix the problem.” That number went straight to the scammers, not PayPal.
This kind of fraud not only confuses victims but also damages the reputation of the small businesses whose names are misused.
The invoice itself might look real, but the instructions are fake. PayPal never asks you to call a random phone number.
Either way, customers and strangers start blaming your business—even though you had nothing to do with it.
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