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Description
I was send a phony email that was supposed to be PayPal. I had just placed an order through PayPal , and the real PayPal had sent acknowledgement of my order and the payment amount. So I got another email thinking it was PayPal I opened It say 4.00 and I needed to place 4 more transactions to qualify for 400 points than I was rerouted to a Phony PayPal site .. I was in the process of paying my credit card debt with Pay pal when I noticed that my payment information was missing and they wanted me to link my bank account to them that’s when I realized my account was hacked
Targeted Person's Location
PA, USA - 19150
Scam Type
Phishing
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Business name
PayPal - IMPOSTOR
Date Reported
January 29, 2024
Scam ID
802031
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