To verify if a PayPal sent you an SMS then login to your account and then:- 1. Go to the PayPal Assistant and ask "How do I know if a SMS message is from PayPal?" 2. PayPal Assistant responds with the following:- It looks like you want to check on a suspicious email or SMS text you received, is that correct? - PayPal Assistant Yes I can definitely help with that! Did you receive this message through email or SMS text? - PayPal Assistant SMS OK, thanks. Let me pull the phone numbers associated with your PayPal account. Which number did you receive the text at: - PayPal Assistant Phone Number: xxxxxxxxx <<< select your phone number. It should appear here - PayPal Assistant I wasn't able to find any text messages sent from PayPal to the phone number you selected. It doesn't look like the text you received was sent from us. Without clicking on any links in the text message, go ahead and delete it. Would you like to chat to an agent about this further?
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