Imposter Square

Jenna – Mar 09, 2020

Victim Location 32937

Type of a scam Phishing

URGENT: A refund is been initiated to your customer

Square has refunded your customer

Hello,

The $230 refund your customer requested has been processed and should be reflected on your customer’s statement in two to seven business days. Please note that business days do not include weekends or bank holidays.

If you sent a receipt to your customer, you can send them a refund receipt at any time from your in-app activity or Square Dashboard:

From in-app Activity:

1. Tap Activity.

2. Locate and tap the payment > New Receipt.

From Square Dashboard:

1. Visit Transfers.

2. Use the date selector tool to locate a specific payment.

3. Click on the payment > Send Receipt.

VIEW THE REFUND

Thanks,

The Square Team

© 2020 SQUARE, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103

Kaitlin –

Victim Location 92663

Type of a scam Phishing

Sent a warning that a withdrawal would be made in a couple of days from my “SQUARE” account…then 2-3 links to log into “my “ account, enter my info, etc…

Shana –

Victim Location 45840

Type of a scam Online Purchase

No links were clicked in the email so the attempted scam was unsuccessful, but this email initially looked legit as if it was from Square, a service this business uses for payment processing. I am reporting it so that others know not to click any links.

Devon –

Victim Location 06776

Type of a scam Credit Cards

Received an email from them pretending to be Square Up telling me i accepted payment from a card ending in 1554. They were asking if i wanted to deposit now.

Patrick –

Victim Location 83709

Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

We received a request to pay on an delinquent Square account in our name. We do not have a Square account. We do not owe on this account and we have never been contacted by phone as stated in the letter.

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