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Hi all. I received a notification from PayPal that someone sent me an invoice to make a payment of USD 500 for purchasing a anti virus software which I didn't make. Could I just leave it like that with out paying or how do I cancel or report this?
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I received an invoice today for $479 from Xanana [removed], which I've never heard of, and assume it's a scam. However, I'm unable to cancel/delete the invoice or forward it to PayPal as a phishing attempt.
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Hi, a fraudulent invoice has appeared on my PayPal account, obviously I won't be paying it, but I cannot clear it. I've tried accessing the resolution centre but only get "We’re sorry, you can’t file a case on this type of transaction. Please refer to our User Agreement for more details." as a response? Any ideas? Name is Emily [removed] $391 USD, never heard of her , no idea. Clicking on it for details comes up with an error
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If it just gives error, PayPal may have nullified it already. You can just ignore it and as you transact, the invoice will eventually rotate off of your recent activity on the dashboard and the activity page.
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Scam money request or invoice that shows in your Paypal account..
Scammers harvest email addresses and send out money requests or invoices hoping that some of those email addresses are linked to an open Paypal account.
The unsuspecting recipient is given a fake Paypal phone number in the 'notes' section added by the scammer.
If you did call that number (DO NOT) to query the transaction the scammer tells you that they need to access your computer / Paypal account to cancel that transaction for you.
They will then hack your computer or Paypal account.
Paypal never put phone numbers on emails or in money requests/invoices, they tell you to contact them via help/contact bottom of their website pages.
If there is a cancel option then cancel it.
As long as you don't click to pay it then no money would be transferred.
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Scam money request or invoice that shows in your Paypal account..
Scammers harvest email addresses and send out money requests or invoices hoping that some of those email addresses are linked to an open Paypal account.
The unsuspecting recipient is given a fake Paypal phone number in the 'notes' section added by the scammer.
If you did call that number (DO NOT) to query the transaction the scammer tells you that they need to access your computer / Paypal account to cancel that transaction for you.
They will then hack your computer or Paypal account.
Paypal never put phone numbers on emails or in money requests/invoices, they tell you to contact them via help/contact bottom of their website pages.
If there is a cancel option then cancel it, if not ignore it.
As long as you don't click to pay it then no money would be transferred.
Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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Ive got one today. Coin.inc for a [removed] for $600 Cant cancel it as its not for my account or something. Very unnerving.

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