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buckaroogeek
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Nov-25-2022
08:16 AM
I recently ordered an item from boox.com using paypal. During the authentication with paypal I had to go through the 2 factor authentication process twice. The number the text came from was slightly different each time. From [removed] the first time. And from [removed] the second time. Just seems suspicious.
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AndyWilx
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Nov-27-2022
09:08 AM
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Nov-27-2022
10:10 AM
None. In a different transaction, the text message came from the same number as the first text message in the transaction I was concerned about. So I suspect it was not a security problem. But I changed my paypal password just in case, right away.
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