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Description
E-mail asked, "Hello, [email protected] [NOT MY E-MAIL ADDRESS] PayPal You have an invite from Payment Warning: A transaction of $721.10 to Gemini.com was detected. If this wasn’t you, please call (805) 500- 6859 to stop the payment. Protecting you from fraud is our priority. Ready to get coding? Create a PayPal account to review the invite. (It expires in 30 days!) Create an Account PayPal Help & Contact | Security | Apps Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn PayPal is committed to preventing fraudulent emails. Emails from PayPal will always contain your full name. Learn to identify phishing Please don't reply to this email. To get in touch with us, click Help & Contact. Not sure why you received this email? Learn more Copyright © 1999-2025 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131. PayPal RT003034:en_US(en-US):1.0.0:f35976692959c " I have an account with PayPal, and contacting them directly no potentially fraudulent activity was noticed. Searching for the phone number brought me here.
Targeted Person's Location
AZ, USA - 86302
Scammer Information
CA
Unknown Email
(805) 500-6859
[email protected] e-mail posing as [email protected]
Scam Type
Phishing
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Business name
PayPal Imposter
Date Reported
July 17, 2025
Scam ID
1017165
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