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Description
I received a text from Brian Mills saying my Paypal account was compromised and people were buying stock from my Paypal. we went in my account and showed me stock for $499. who was telling me who was was buying stock. They told me that they would transfer $499. He claimed there was a mistake and that it was actually $49,000. He said that he couldn't transfer that amount and that I would need to send him $333.33 on 3 different gift cards each. I was suppose to have the $500 transferred into my account
Dollars Lost
$999.99
Targeted Person's Location
MO, USA - 63010
Scammer Information
Unknown Location
Unknown Email
Unknown Phone Number
Unknown URL
Scam Type
Phishing
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Business name
Unknown
Date Reported
January 19, 2024
Scam ID
797833
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