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Description

I received an email from "Instacart". Looks very authentic. States that I Paid Instacart 954.99 today through my paypal account. I do not actively use paypal. The information I have in there is from an older bank account that i dont keep my money in anymore. They wanted me to call a number if this was not me who made the "Purchase". As of now no funds had been taken. The thing that concerned me was the fact that the amount in my active personal checking account was almost exactly this number...955.61. I was concerned because i am wondering how they got so accurate to that number? Not sure. Going to take precautions now. Hoping this doesn't happen to anyone else.

Targeted Person's Location

PA, USA - 18510

Scammer Information
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CA

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(805) 215-6691

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Phishing

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Business name

Unknown

Date Reported

January 12, 2026

Scam ID

1160843


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