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Andeliza1120
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Thank you for your order. Order Number: 905273418 Lead Number: 5170311 Order Date: Wednesday 23, 2022 Membership Number: [removed]Thank you for using our Special Order Services. Your order has been created. Please contact the dealer directly with any questions you may have. The payment for this order will reflect in your bank statement within 2 days . Mailing Address: [removed] Description Item Total iPhone 13 6.1-inch display1 128GB² Item 927070 $799.00 Subtotal: $799.00 Estimated Tax (if applicable): $0.00 Order Total: $799.00

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kernowlass
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If its a spoof then NEVER USE ANY LINK OR ANY PHONE NUMBER.

Firstly if the email/text addressed you as ''Dear Member'' / ''Customer'' / ''Client'' OR your ''email address'' then that confirms its a spoof as paypal would address you by your full name eg Dear John Smith.

Secondly if there was a link OR attachment in that email/text to ''cancel'' any transaction or ''confirm'' any details then again it would be a spoof.

Also if they ask you to call the number in the email then it would be fake paypal agents trying to scam you for money to 'fix' something. 

If there was a problem with your account Paypal would not ask you to click on an unsafe link in an email / download an attachment OR phone them on a number in an email, they would direct you to log in normally and go to the resolution or the message centre for more information.

More info here >>
https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/how-to-spot-fake-emails-faq2340/2
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/suspicious-activity


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Suchronybank666
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Very similar email received. Subject was Order Confirm. Mine was an invoice for an iPad Air through PayPal. there was no information in the email about me except for the email address. The sender of the email was shown to me but this forum will not allow me to disclose it to you.

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kernowlass
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If you know its spoof then just delete it.


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