just received an unsolicited call purporting to be from paypal - am I secure?

schaffi54
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just received an unsolicited call purporting to be from paypal saying I was to receive a payment from coinbase of €750 - press 1 to continue [I did not do this - killed the call].

No phone number was shown... is my account still secure?

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Killing the call was a smart move. This was either a phishing scam attempting to gain access to your PayPal account, or else a scammer trying to get you to send them money and/or information. I doubt that anyone has accessed your account, but changing your password and/or adding 2FA might not be a bad idea, especially given how PayPal reacts to scams.

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Killing the call was a smart move. This was either a phishing scam attempting to gain access to your PayPal account, or else a scammer trying to get you to send them money and/or information. I doubt that anyone has accessed your account, but changing your password and/or adding 2FA might not be a bad idea, especially given how PayPal reacts to scams.

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