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PAULMO212_
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Jan-29-2021
01:59 PM
Someone saying they were from PayPal said I had numerous items that looked like people were trying to get into my account. They asked me to go buy a gift card at Walgreens and give them the number on the back. Then they said that would only cover 1 item I would need to buy three more gift cards at $200 each. I said no they then would not refund my $200 back
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Ginaram
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Jan-29-2021
02:05 PM
I received an email with Paypal heading that said I had ordered $650.98 worth of items. I never did. Has anyone else had something like this. Is it a scam?
kernowlass
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Feb-03-2021
02:52 AM
An obvious scam, that is not how paypal works.
Why would they ask you to get another companies gift cards to do anything paypal account related !!!
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