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February 12, 2025
Question

Fraudulent email?

  • February 12, 2025
  • 3 replies
  • 1890 views

Hi,

I recieved the below email and am concerned about the security of my account. I have never purchased Cryptocurrency.

 

Email:

Paypal INC. requests your signature on
the document outlining your new account terms


 

We are thrilled to welcome you to PayPal and sincerely thank you for entrusting us with your banking needs!

To finalize the setup of your new account, kindly review and electronically sign the attached document. Your payment method has been charged USD 350.00 for the following transaction:

Cryptocurrency Purchased: Ethereum (ETH)
ETH Rate: USD 2,699.18
Amount Purchased: 0.13 ETH
Total Amount: $885.93
If you did not authorize the creation of this account, please get in touch with our Cancellation Department immediately at +1 (888) 927-9951.

We’re grateful to have you as part of the PayPal community and are here to assist you at any time.

Warm regards,
PayPal Customer Support
Support Line: +1 (888) 927-9951.


 

 

Don't forward this email: If you don't want to sign, you can delegate to someone else.

3 replies

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 8, 2025

My email filter blocks messages containing terms like "crypto, cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Bitcoin, TrumpCoin, etc..."  

No interest in it. I never see them.

 

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Participant
May 7, 2025

I received the same email today, only with a different phone number: 1 808-232-7530. I also checked my PayPal account and there has been no activity, not even a request. So, I definitely think this email is fraudulent, and I agree with the Community Expert's advice. It'd be nice to be able to report it, but to who? Adobe, Paypal, Crypto? What will these scammers think of next?

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 7, 2025

adobe has nothing to do with crypto so mixing the two into some scam is lame.

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 12, 2025

maybe, maybe not.

 

nevertheless being suspicious is prudent.  click nothing in that email.  call no number listed in it either.

 

go directly to your papal account and see if there are any problems.

 

p.s.  is this related to adobe ?

Participant
May 7, 2025

I got the same email and asked myself, "What does Adobe have to do with Crypto or Bitcoin?" Anyway, it should be looked into. I'm also going to check my Paypal.