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I originally received an email from [email protected] stating: "You have an invite from Payment Warning: A transaction of $929.24 to Gemini.com was detected.If this wasn’t you, please call (805) 500- 6267 to stop the payment. Protecting you from fraud is our priority." I called the number included and they asked for my first and last name, the email it was sent to, and after a short discussion the person on the phone stated that a way to solve this problem would be to use two-factor authentication and they requested that I either access my computer or a laptop so that they could help me with it. When I said that I could set up two Factor authentication myself, the immediately hung up. Shortly after I received an email from a person called Misty Graves requesting via invoice on PayPal the amount of $962.12. Their email on the invoice was [email protected]. when I. Checked my actual PayPal app, it showed no notifications about attempted transactions.

Targeted Person's Location

CA, USA- 94805

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Unknown Location

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(805) 500-6267

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Bank/Credit Card Company Imposter

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Business name

PayPal Imposter

Date Reported

July 16, 2025

Scam ID

1016600


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