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I received this email, checked Paypal for charge and there wasn't one so I googled the phone number given (805) 500-6686. The search led me to an alert from BBB. Below is a copy of the complete email. Payment Warning: A transaction of $727.51 to Gemini.com was detected.If this wasn’t you, please call (805) 500- 6686 to stop the payment. Protecting you from fraud is our priority. invited you as a developer [email protected] To: [email protected] · Mon, Aug 11 at 10:17 AM Message Body Hello, [email protected] PayPal You have an invite from Payment Warning: A transaction of $727.51 to Gemini.com was detected.If this wasn’t you, please call (805) 500- 6686 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:f95671915b016

Targeted Person's Location

LA, USA - 70663

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Unknown Location

Mobile logo

(805) 500-6686

Web logo

unknown

Scam Type

Phishing

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Business name

Paypal Imposter

Date Reported

August 11, 2025

Scam ID

1036031


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