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PayPal phishing: sites, fake domains & scam patterns

Name: PayPal phishing hostnames and lookalike domains
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PhishPin's phishing-feed index currently lists 902 hostnames that reference PayPal, across 1,669 reported URLs from 4 of 5 threat feeds we track. PayPal ranks #17 of 579 brands we track by reported hosts. In the last 15 days, 12 newly registered domains contained or closely resembled the name.

Payments, fintech & credit · rank #17 of 579 by reported hosts

902hosts in phishing feeds+0 vs last week

1,669reported URLsacross all matching hosts

4 of 5feeds list this brand0% of hosts seen in 2+ feeds

12new lookalike domainsregistered in the last 15 days · +1 wk

Key findings for PayPal

Impersonation pressure is High (68/100): PayPal has more reported hosts than 97% of the 579 brands we track.
That is 24× the average for payments, fintech & credit (38 hosts per brand).
507 hosts (56%) hide the PayPal name in a subdomain of an unrelated site, the trick that makes a link look official at a glance.
The most common ending is .com (429 hosts, 48%).
43% of hosts pair the brand with a bait word. The most common is “secure” (62 hosts).
12 lookalike domains were registered in the last 15 days, 2 of them in the three most recent days of data.
3 of the new domains are typo or look-alike-character copies, which are the hardest for people to spot.

How attackers fake PayPal

These breakdowns cover all 902 matching hostnames, not only the rows listed below.

Top endings (TLDs)

.com429 48%

.net67 7%

.org51 6%

.goog21 2%

.cc20 2%

.cf19 2%

.ru16 2%

.xyz13 1%

Bait words next to the brand

secure62 7%

login58 6%

account42 5%

service29 3%

pay28 3%

security27 3%

support19 2%

update18 2%

Hostname tricks

Name in a subdomain of another site507 56%

Name inside the domain itself395 44%

Name + a bait word391 43%

Listed by 2+ feeds0 0%

Hosts reported in phishing feeds

The most widely reported hostnames that reference PayPal, ranked by how many feeds list them and then by reported URLs. Search, filter and export all 100 rows.

#	Hostname (defanged)	Pattern	Feeds	URLs
1	paypal[.]aisgwb[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	60
2	paypal-uk-webcmd-login[.]done-login-access-krf41asdsge4h6g354sa3sdwej5yxncv54er[.]sentient[.]asia	subdomain tricklogin	1 feed	55
3	paypal-issues[.]cf	name in domain	1 feed	36
4	serviziopaypalonline[.]com	online	1 feed	33
5	paypal[.]france-id[.]net	subdomain trick	1 feed	23
6	id[.]service[.]paypal[.]c1581156[.]ferozo[.]com	subdomain trickservice	1 feed	15
7	de[.]paypal[.]konto[.]c1640328[.]ferozo[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	14
8	paypal-update[.]mushor[.]com	subdomain trickupdate	1 feed	13
9	support-security[.]paypal[.]com[.]komamen[.]com	subdomain tricksupport	1 feed	13
10	paypal-me[.]protect-services-de[.]com	subdomain trickservice	1 feed	11
11	secure-paypal09[.]serveftp[.]com	subdomain tricksecure	1 feed	11
12	www[.]paypal-opladen[.]be	name in domain	1 feed	11
13	paypal-service[.]pages[.]dev	subdomain trickservice	1 feed	9
14	paypal-veriify[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	9
15	utfnln2rckj6vhcxnm2kwuinvi--www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	9
16	inc[.]paypal[.]service[.]c1620595[.]ferozo[.]com	subdomain trickservice	1 feed	8
17	infoconsold-paypal-de-jmldod45920588[.]codeanyapp[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	8
18	oc5p5jb3eyyqrvmlqpftgsrflm-adwhj77lcyoafdy-www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	8
19	paypal-free-balance2021[.]otzo[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	8
20	paypal-myacount[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	8
21	paypal-safein[.]org	name in domain	1 feed	8
22	paypal[.]config[.]l9leads[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	8
23	secure-paypal04[.]serveftp[.]com	subdomain tricksecure	1 feed	8
24	secure07paypal[.]serveirc[.]com	subdomain tricksecure	1 feed	8
25	kundenlogin[.]paypal[.]de[.]allesraubkatze[.]eu	subdomain tricklogin	1 feed	7
26	oqwablplz57iz265oyzc3hh3au-adwhj77lcyoafdy-www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	7
27	paypal-limited[.]pdcotton[.]com	subdomain tricklimited	1 feed	7
28	paypal-support[.]com[.]desenvolvedortheosbank[.]com[.]br	subdomain tricksupport	1 feed	7
29	paypal-verify[.]jovani[.]top	subdomain trickverify	1 feed	7
30	paypal[.]moesystems[.]info	subdomain trick	1 feed	7
31	paypalaccounttologinaccountsummarmay[.]com	account	1 feed	7
32	secure-webapps-paypalogin-measure[.]agadir[.]vacations	subdomain tricksecure	1 feed	7
33	www[.]paypal-free-balance2021[.]otzo[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	7
34	11paypal-updated-infos[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trickupdate	1 feed	6
35	center-paypalsafety-paypal[.]2025[.]revenueportals[.]com	subdomain trickcenter	1 feed	6
36	free-balance-paypal[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	6
37	oc5p5jb3eyyqrvmlqpftgsrflm--www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	6
38	paypal[.]com-confirme-acount[.]informations-service[.]online	subdomain trickconfirm	1 feed	6
39	paypal[.]validate[.]l9leads[.]com	subdomain trickvalidate	1 feed	6
40	user-paypal-unusual[.]net	name in domain	1 feed	6
41	userinfo-paypal[.]net	name in domain	1 feed	6
42	fr-service-paypal[.]com	service	1 feed	5
43	ongebruikelijk-pay-pal[.]nl	name in domain	1 feed	5
44	paypal-clientinfo[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	5
45	paypal-djt[.]pages[.]dev	subdomain trick	1 feed	5
46	paypal-secureonline[.]net	secure	1 feed	5
47	paypal[.]com[.]service[.]id999[.]sorttheweb[.]com	subdomain trickservice	1 feed	5
48	paypal[.]finprac[.]in	subdomain trick	1 feed	5
49	paypal[.]paypal[.]croatiatravelplanner[.]com	subdomain trickpay	1 feed	5
50	paypal[.]topcarts[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	5
51	secure-paypal01[.]serveftp[.]com	subdomain tricksecure	1 feed	5
52	secure01-paypal01[.]serveirc[.]com	subdomain tricksecure	1 feed	5
53	www[.]paypal-merchant[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	5
54	www[.]paypalhomeusershome[.]cf	name in domain	1 feed	5
55	account-verification-paypal[.]ml	account	1 feed	4
56	claim[.]freepaypal[.]ga	claim	1 feed	4
57	mobile-https[.]paypal[.]info[.]timoi[.]info	subdomain trick	1 feed	4
58	my-paypal[.]asia	name in domain	1 feed	4
59	paypal-members[.]herokuapp[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	4
60	paypal-safetyin[.]shop	name in domain	1 feed	4
61	paypal-securityin[.]org	security	1 feed	4
62	paypal-ssl-secure-link-secureservers[.]tallyitupnow[.]com	subdomain tricksecure	1 feed	4
63	paypal-ticketid4158[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	4
64	paypal-user-payment[.]org	pay	1 feed	4
65	paypal-verificationin[.]help	verification	1 feed	4
66	paypal-verificationin[.]org	verification	1 feed	4
67	paypal[.]com-index[.]php-security-verification[.]8732028309sakowejoeqjlmdaslkewq8euj[.]7yaseyuso2192[.]378282729bwhwj[.]com	subdomain tricksecurity	1 feed	4
68	paypal[.]ediblelondon[.]net	subdomain trick	1 feed	4
69	paypal[.]security-and-safety-action-115204[.]com	subdomain tricksecurity	1 feed	4
70	paypal[.]travelisawesome[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	4
71	paypalaccesresurtyl[.]serveirc[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	4
72	paypalaccountnotificationsystem[.]adkenmuhendislik[.]com	subdomain trickaccount	1 feed	4
73	paypalo[.]info	name in domain	1 feed	4
74	rlqtaoot2dtwjzcclgmwftt4um--www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	4
75	service[.]paypal[.]com-id[.]form-9059184262[.]paxleaderlabs[.]org	subdomain trickservice	1 feed	4
76	su3nxwsu2s3tng2645iuh3dpoi-adwhj77lcyoafdy-www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	4
77	userinfo-paypal[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	4
78	wwgmvivi66axpoxgejsjc4p5oy-adwhj77lcyoafdy-www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	4
79	www[.]paypal-carregamento[.]pt	name in domain	1 feed	4
80	www[.]paypal-techsupport[.]com	support	1 feed	4
81	www[.]paypalforex[.]co[.]ke	subdomain trick	1 feed	4
82	11infopaypal-update05[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trickupdate	1 feed	3
83	center-paypalsafety-paypal[.]2019[.]revenueportals[.]com	subdomain trickcenter	1 feed	3
84	checkyouraccountpaypal[.]safini[.]az	subdomain trickaccount	1 feed	3
85	contact1-paypal-com-service-clinet-norway489e67[.]maousofi[.]com	subdomain trickservice	1 feed	3
86	cpokh5g7wc7hrbywy2qqh6ouqy-adwhj77lcyoafdy-www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
87	eventpaypal2019[.]onedumb[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
88	gsierohv4zgayjanmrputhzlvy-adwhj77lcyoafdy-www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
89	jo4gl3a26qsqmbldlykfglmaka-adwhj77lcyoafdy-www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
90	kundenlogin[.]paypal[.]de[.]taktell[.]com	subdomain tricklogin	1 feed	3
91	login-paypal-actualisatie[.]web8016[.]cweb04[.]gamingweb[.]de	subdomain tricklogin	1 feed	3
92	n3y67imqjqjx7zix253b54d47u-adwhj77lcyoafdy-www-paypal-com[.]translate[.]goog	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
93	paypal-creedit30[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
94	paypal-login[.]airsupplycompany[.]com	subdomain tricklogin	1 feed	3
95	paypal-login[.]u4385421br[.]ha003[.]t[.]justns[.]ru	subdomain tricklogin	1 feed	3
96	paypal-member[.]serveirc[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
97	paypal-online-2deposits-paymentaccept[.]tk	online	1 feed	3
98	paypal-safeau[.]id	name in domain	1 feed	3
99	paypal-secure[.]redirectme[.]net	subdomain tricksecure	1 feed	3
100	paypal-services-limited[.]getresponse[.]life	subdomain trickservice	1 feed	3

Showing the top 100 of 902 matching hosts. Need the full list, daily alerts or takedowns for your own brand?Get the full feed

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New lookalike domains registered recently

Domains registered in the last 15 days that contain PayPal's name, sit one character away from it or use look-alike characters. Attackers often register these days before sending the first email.

Registrations per day

17 Oct 2026peak 2 in a day31 Oct 2026

Top endings of new lookalikes

.com5 42%

.icu1 8%

.at1 8%

.org1 8%

.help1 8%

.in1 8%

Bait words in new lookalikes

service2 17%

support1 8%

wallet1 8%

#	Domain (defanged)	Why it matched	Registered
1	paypal-servicealerts[.]icu	brand name + keywordservice	31 Oct 2026 · yesterday
2	paypalsupport09[.]help	brand name + keywordsupport	25 Oct 2026 · 7 days ago
3	paypaltaxwallet[.]com	brand name + keywordwallet	24 Oct 2026 · 8 days ago
4	paypal-kundenservice26[.]pro	brand name + keywordservice	17 Oct 2026 · 15 days ago
5	paymal[.]org	1 character off	28 Oct 2026 · 4 days ago
6	playpal[.]in	1 character off	20 Oct 2026 · 12 days ago
7	epaypal[.]ir	1 character off	19 Oct 2026 · 13 days ago
8	paypalcasinos[.]at	contains brand name	30 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago
9	paypal-hilfe-de[.]com	contains brand name	28 Oct 2026 · 4 days ago
10	paypalpl[.]com	contains brand name	23 Oct 2026 · 9 days ago
11	paypalemail[.]com	contains brand name	22 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago
12	s2-paypal[.]com	contains brand name	18 Oct 2026 · 14 days ago

Newly registered is not the same as malicious. Many of these are unrelated businesses or hobby sites. They are listed because attackers use exactly this pattern. Domains sharing a brand name with a keyword such as login, secure or verify deserve the closest look.

How PayPal phishing works

Phishing against PayPal follows patterns common to payments, fintech & credit. Typical lures:

PayPal lures usually pose as a payment receipt, a "money request" or a dispute notice with a phone number to call.
A "payment received" or "payment on hold" email with a button to log in and release the funds.
A fake invoice or receipt for an item you never bought, with a phone number to "dispute" it.
A security alert saying your account has been limited until you confirm your identity.
A request-money notification that links to a cloned login page.

Red flags

Receipts for things you did not buy, or amounts that are unusually large, are the bait.
The link does not go to the official domain, even if the visible text looks right.
You are asked to pay, "verify" or move money to a "safe account".

Real PayPal domains

If the address in your browser is not one of these (or a subdomain of them), it is not PayPal. The list is not exhaustive.

paypal.compaypal.mepaypalobjects.compaypal-communication.compaypal-community.compaypalcorp.com

If you already clicked or entered details

Log in by typing the official address yourself (never from the message), check recent activity, remove unknown linked cards or devices, change the password, and turn on app-based two-factor authentication. Contact the provider through its official site.

Protecting a brand like PayPal from lookalike domains

If you run security, brand or fraud for a company that is copied this way, this is the order that works in practice:

Enforce DMARC. Move your policy to quarantine, then reject, so attackers cannot send mail that passes as your domain.
Watch new registrations. Lookalikes appear daily; the earlier you see one, the sooner you can act, ideally before the first email goes out.
Register the obvious typos and keyword variants you can afford to hold, and check which lookalikes are already registered by someone else.
Report fast. A live fake needs a request to the registrar and host, plus a report to browser safe-browsing lists and the public feeds shown above.
Tell your customers where you will and will not ask for logins, codes or payments.

Protect your brand from lookalike domains

PayPal is one of 579 brands in this index, but attackers copy any company whose customers log in or pay. PhishPin checks your domain for registered lookalikes, email-spoofing gaps and listings in these same phishing feeds, then helps you get the fakes taken down.

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Questions about PayPal phishing

How can I tell if a message from PayPal is phishing?

Check the sender and link domain first. Receipts for things you did not buy, or amounts that are unusually large, are the bait. The link does not go to the official domain, even if the visible text looks right. You are asked to pay, "verify" or move money to a "safe account". When in doubt, do not use the link: type paypal.com into your browser or open the official app.

How many PayPal phishing sites has PhishPin found?

As of 1 Nov 2026, 902 hostnames referencing PayPal appear in the phishing feeds PhishPin indexes (1,669 reported URLs). These are reported hostnames, not a count of sites that are online today; many are removed quickly and some matches are coincidental.

What do fake PayPal domains look like?

In our data, the most common ending for reported hosts is .com. The brand is most often combined with the word "secure". 507 hosts put the brand name in a subdomain of an unrelated site. Always read the part of the address just before the first single slash: that is the real site. Real PayPal addresses end in paypal.com.

What should I do if I entered my details on a fake PayPal page?

How do I report a fake PayPal website or message?

Forward phishing emails to reportphishing@apwg.org, report scams at reportfraud.ftc.gov, and report the page to Google Safe Browsing. Also tell PayPal through the contact options on its official website (paypal.com).

Is it safe to visit the domains listed on this page?

No. They are shown defanged, with dots in brackets, so they cannot be clicked by accident. Do not type them into a browser. Listings are warnings from automated matching, and some are harmless coincidences.

How does PhishPin find lookalike domains of PayPal?

We read the daily list of newly registered domains (1,050,000 domains over the last 15 days) and flag those that contain the brand name, differ by one character or swap look-alike characters. A match is a warning sign, not proof of abuse.

How can a company protect its own brand from lookalike domains like these?

Publish an enforced DMARC policy so nobody can send mail as your domain, monitor newly registered domains that resemble your name, register the obvious typo domains, and file takedown requests with the registrar, host and browser safe-browsing lists when a fake goes live. PhishPin's free brand audit checks the first three for your domain.

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