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JaytheLamb
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Dec-14-2020
01:04 PM
Hello, I just wanted to provide some information to help to the PayPal community. The following link has been sending out emails about PayPal accounts being suspended. They ask for information such as social security number, mother's maiden name, credit numbers and expiration dates, etc. Please be aware and be careful, look at the url and confirm with PayPal directly about the status of your account. The url will take you to a page that resembles an official PayPal page, with the logo included.<removed>
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kernowlass
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Dec-16-2020
04:24 AM
Yep been ongoing for years, glad you weren't caught out.
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Kudos / Solution appreciated.
Neto002
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Dec-26-2020
04:45 AM
I had the same problem, but i didn't pay atention and filled the information, what should i do? I already temporarily blocked my credit card. I'm a little scared
JaytheLamb
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Dec-26-2020
08:46 AM
Hey @Neto002, I'm sorry to hear this happened to you. Best things you can do is to 1. Contact your financial institution(s) to be sure that your account(s) and/or credit card(s) have not been compromised. 2. Change your paypal password and security questions, if you can, and activate 2 factor authentication (if this has not been done already). 3. Look into a credit monitoring service (there are some great ones available at no cost), that way you'll be notified if, for instance, someone applies for a loan or credit card in your name. 4. Monitor and report any suspicious activity you notice. I hope these solutions help. Good luck. P.S. Here are some pieces of advice for spotting scams: 1. Make sure you check all URLs (we all forgot to do this at times) and if in doubt test the login process. If it lets you in after you type in a random password (i.e. djfjdirrkdj733), then it is a false link. 2. Back out of the page and log into PayPal from another tab,browser, or the app to see if your account is restricted.
Neto002
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Dec-26-2020
09:09 AM
Pklom
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Jun-17-2021
10:32 PM
Did your social security get compromised i just fell for it too. Im more worried about my social.
JaytheLamb
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Jun-21-2021
02:40 PM
@Pklom Make sure you check the status of anything you have your socially security number attached to.
kuba86
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Aug-17-2021
09:36 AM
Csn you explain how I am supposed to do that? I got caught too, put in my social which I don't believe can do any damage, I immediately blocked my debit card, fortunately the account info I put in is the old never used one but how to check the social?
kernowlass
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Aug-17-2021
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