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This content is based on victim and potential victim accounts. Government agencies and legitimate business names and phone numbers are often used by scam artists to take advantage of people.
I think someone added my email address to their PayPal account - so it might actually be PayPal contacting me legitimately inviting me to finish setting up the connection - the email starts "Set up your PayPal account profile" then: "New Profile Charge: We have detected a new payment profile with a charge of $810.45 USD at Kraken.com. To dispute, contact PayPal at (805) 500-8413. Otherwise, no action is required. PayPal accept automatic pending bill from this account. Your New PayPal Account added you to the Kraken Wallet account. Your user ID: Receipt3485i Use this link to finish setting up your profile for this account. The link will expire in 24 hours." Then "Set Up Your Profile" is hyperlinked to what looks like a legitimate PayPal web URL.
CA, USA- 95618
Phishing
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PayPal - IMPOSTER
August 27, 2025
1047990
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