Text Message after Purchase a Scam?

purrrrplecat
New Community Member

I just made a purchase and have now received a text message on my phone asking to confirm if i made the purchase. The name of who i made the purchase from is right but the date is not. its saying yesterdays date. i

Its asking me to reply 1 for yes or 2 for no if did i pay.

Im just wondering if the text is a scam or fake.

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Jil013
PayPal Employee
PayPal Employee
Hi @purrrrplecat

Thank you for raising your concern through our community forum.

Text alerts are forwarded for account security purposes. However, date and time may be slightly different for we follow different time zones.

Hope this helps. Stay safe!
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