I called PayPal Support to ask if <removed> is their valid Txt Msg number, and they verified that they do used this TXT number whenever certain info is temporarily not available at the time of the transaction, such as the user's current location. For example, I had used a new iPad, that I had not previously used for Paypal, so I received an email verification, followed an hour later with a text msg verification request (I had never received a txt msg verification, before). So <removed> is a valid Txt Msg number for verifying PayPal transactions.
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