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PayPal_Adrian

Examples of Suspected Fraud/Fake Emails

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by PayPal Employee PayPal_Adrian on ‎Mar-17-2022 11:16 AM Latest post on ‎Nov-28-2024 02:03 AM by kernowlass Esteemed Advisor
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PayPal_Siobhán

** Spoof / Phishing Emails - Tips on how to identi...

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by Moderator PayPal_Siobhán on ‎Mar-17-2022 10:27 AM Latest post on ‎May-06-2024 05:26 AM by bluesys Contributor
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PayPal_Mark

Account Limitations: What You Need to Know

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by PayPal Employee PayPal_Mark on ‎Jun-18-2022 08:25 PM Latest post on ‎Oct-30-2024 04:05 PM by UnicornG Member
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PayPal_Adrian

How to tell if an email is from PayPal

by PayPal Employee PayPal_Adrian on ‎May-08-2017 01:45 PM
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Xrisopetro

Trying to deal with a company who is scamming peop...

by Xrisopetro Contributor on ‎Oct-19-2024 02:57 AM Latest post on ‎Dec-12-2024 10:34 PM by Reinettegirl
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Truesaint

I cant log in to old account

by Truesaint on ‎Dec-12-2024 04:02 PM
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DeusesPR

Unauthorized transaction dispute being denied?

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by DeusesPR Contributor on ‎Jun-26-2024 01:02 AM Latest post on ‎Dec-12-2024 03:47 PM by Poyzenboyzen Contributor
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fedup81

FRADULENT CHARGE BY PAYPAL MARGINAL HOLDINGS LIMIT...

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by fedup81 Contributor on ‎Jan-28-2024 09:53 AM Latest post on ‎Dec-12-2024 01:40 PM by TDP555 Member
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Gdurden188

Margin Holdings LTD Scam

by Gdurden188 Contributor on ‎Sep-11-2024 02:02 PM Latest post on ‎Dec-12-2024 01:14 PM by TDP555 Member
9 Replies 21828 Views
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Rumelzaman

Scammed through friends and family payment

by Rumelzaman on ‎Dec-12-2024 01:10 PM
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zhua12345

Unauthorised payments to my bank account but not f...

by zhua12345 on ‎Dec-12-2024 12:25 PM
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Spntrr

DomainKeys Identified Mail Phishing Email

by Spntrr on ‎Dec-04-2024 12:22 PM Latest post on ‎Dec-12-2024 12:20 PM by Tykisson
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jjtape

phone call about a purchase that you did not make

by jjtape on ‎Dec-12-2024 11:48 AM
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gapatriot

Being asked to return an item to China when it was...

by gapatriot Contributor on ‎Dec-12-2024 11:19 AM
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