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The fake PayPal order confirmation email below, which claims the recipients have sent a payment to Coinbase Inc, and have the option of cancelling it, is a phishing scam. The fake email is being sent by cybercriminals to trick PayPal users into contacting them via the fake PayPal technical support telephone number 1 888-288-5211.
From: Eric PLATON eric.platon@mairie-lemoule.frDate: July 19, 2021 at 10:47:00 AM CDTSubject: Receipt For Your Payment to Coinbase IncPayPalTransaction ID:9485BNMK362500MHello ,You sent a payment of $799.99 to Coinbase Inc.It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your accountMerchantCoinbase IncInstructions to merchantYou haven't entered any instructions.DescriptionUnit priceQtyAmountOrder ID - 8057000002213005112$799.991$799.99Subtotal$799.99 USDTotal$799.99 USDPayment$799.99 USDCharge will appear on your credit card statement as 'PAYPAL *Coinbase Inc*'Payment sent to Coinbase IncInvoice ID: 8057000002213005112Issues with this transaction?You have 10 days from the date of the transaction to open a dispute in the Resolution Center.For More Information Call us:- (888) 288-5211Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and click Help in the top right corner of any PayPal page or please contact us toll free at 1-888-288-5211.You can receive plain text emails instead of HTML emails. To change your Notifications preferences, log in to your account, go to your Profile, and click My settings.From,PayPal2211 North First StreetSan Jose California 95131United States888-288-511
From: Eric PLATON eric.platon@mairie-lemoule.fr
Date: July 19, 2021 at 10:47:00 AM CDT
Subject: Receipt For Your Payment to Coinbase Inc
PayPal
Transaction ID:9485BNMK362500M
Hello ,
You sent a payment of $799.99 to Coinbase Inc.
It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account
Merchant
Coinbase Inc
Instructions to merchant
You haven't entered any instructions.
Description
Unit price
Qty
Amount
Order ID - 8057000002213005112
$799.99
1
Subtotal
$799.99 USD
Total
Payment
Charge will appear on your credit card statement as 'PAYPAL *Coinbase Inc*'
Payment sent to Coinbase Inc
Invoice ID: 8057000002213005112
Issues with this transaction?
You have 10 days from the date of the transaction to open a dispute in the Resolution Center.
For More Information Call us:- (888) 288-5211
Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and click Help in the top right corner of any PayPal page or please contact us toll free at 1-888-288-5211.
You can receive plain text emails instead of HTML emails. To change your Notifications preferences, log in to your account, go to your Profile, and click My settings.
From,
2211 North First Street
San Jose California 95131
United States
888-288-511
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Here is another scam:"From: Account Team Sent: Monday, November 28, 2022, 02:41:10 AM ESTSubject: Order ConfirmationGreetings from PAYPAL Dear,Thank you for using our services. We would like to inform you that your transaction was successfully transferred from your PAYPAL account to COINBASE.If you have any question then do not hesitate to contact us on 1 (804) 609-0245. Transaction Details are given below Amount : $ 541.37Transaction id : 019640941Payment Type : PAYPAL Credit Date : November 28th 2022 Thank You.PayPal Inc."
I received this today: 14 Nov 2022 with Header: Reminder – You have paid an invoice.The text reads:Please pay your invoiceCoinbase would like to remind you to pay invoice 849874.Amount due: €449.00 EURDue date: November 14, 2022View and Pay Invoice________________________________________Seller note to customerDear Customer, You sent a payment of 449. 00 EUR to Coinbase Corporation. If you did not make this payment or to cancel this transaction , please call our Help Desk number: 44 1223 92 6631 Cancellation after 48 hours from this email won't be valid for a refund. Have a great day! PayPal® Help Desk 44 1223 92 6631________________________________________Don't know this seller?You can safely ignore this invoice if you're not buying anything from this seller. PayPal won't ask you to call or send texts to phone numbers in an invoice. We don't ask for your credentials or auto-debit money from your account against any invoices. Contact us if you're still not sure.Reported to PayPal. B****y scammers.
Received one of these today. The subject line was "Reminder - You have paid an invoice". The body of the email says "Please pay your invoice" and in the seller not to the customer "...you sent a payment of $449.00 USD to Coinbase Corporation"So, which is it; is my payment still due or have I already paid it? These guys really aren't that clever, are they? ;)
Same here, with this number: "dispute regarding the Payment and issue a Refund at 1 (888) 324-3921"
Got a text from from this number sending me an invoice e from PayPal that I owe them money from coin base: 1 (669) 888-1441
Another scam:"From: PayPal_Store ryetter510-gmail.comDate: Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 6:13 AMSubject: Order ConfirmationCoinbase Global Inc. received a payment from you.Thank you for choosing PayPal to pay for your Coinbase Global, Inc. order on March 3, 2022. We'd like to let you know that your $607.90 purchase will appear in your account within the next 24 hours. Coinbase Inc. Merchant InformationInvoice Number: BITxx9012Buy exchange rate 1 BTC =$43421.700.014 BTCTransaction FeeTotal$607.90$20$627.90 Specifications for DeliveryA final confirmation will be sent to your registered email address as soon as possible. PayPal Credit as a method of payment, Within 24 hours, and this information will appear on your statement as PayPal- Coin base. Please call us at toll-free 1-808-809-9585 if you did not complete this transaction.Customer Support: 1-808-809-9585"
