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Email about a recurring purchase on my paypal account for an iphone17. I called the number and they requested my email address and sent me an email with a link to get 2 factor authentication turned on. When I asked why do I need to press the link because i am in my paypal account and I can turn on 2-Factor Authentication from there. He was insistent that I press the link and that is when I hung up on him. Copy of email contents: Hello, Invoice Update PayPal Recurring Payment Reactivated Your Merchant has reactivated the following recurring payment. Please contact your merchant with questions. Product/Service: iPhone 17 Pro Max 512 GB Profile ID: I-X5YRSK71UX3P Merchant Name: Apple Store USA Customer Service URL: http://www.applestore.usa.com Customer Service Email: [email protected] Message From Merchant: A transaction of ????????.???? USD was detected.If this wasn’t you, please call (??????) ??????-???????? to stop the payment Recurring Payment Details Total Cycles: Until cancellation Amount Per Cycle: ¥4999.00 JPY Next Payment Date: Oct 16, 2025 Payment Method: Available Funding Source 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 RT000145:en_US(en-US):1.0.0:902025633d511