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Description

Email sent looks like a legitimate PayPal email alerting to a transaction, except the recipient email is different from main user, support number is different from what found in Google, email substitutes random name in place of owner when addressing in body, and main link points to some preselected option to add another user.

Targeted Person's Location

TX, USA- 76155

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Unknown Location

Mobile logo

(805) 500-8413

Web logo

paypal.com/idapps/SecondaryUserOnboarding

Scam Type

Phishing

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Business name

PayPal Imposter

Date Reported

September 2, 2025

Scam ID

1051358


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