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Description

I received a post from PayPal about a 858.57 bill from Spectrum! They offered to help pay this bill! Robert put in 4858.57 by mistake! He was very afraid that his boss would fire him! I offered to help him with his mistake! (Huge mistake on my part!) Robert told me to buy gift cards to help with PayPal! I spent the next 2 months buying gift cards! I had to take out a loan to pay my bills and my credit rating is low thanks to PayPal!

Dollars Lost

$4000

Targeted Person's Location

WI, USA- 53188

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

San Jose, CA- 95131

Mail logo

Unknown Email

Mobile logo

(530) 207-3005

Web logo

Unknown URL

Scam Type

Phishing

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Business name

Paypal - IMPOSTER

Date Reported

October 13, 2025

Scam ID

1079964


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