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Coinbase Scam Emails and PayPal Purchase Payment

Nov 5, 2022 2022-11-05T12:23:09-05:00
Dec 15, 2023 2023-12-15T07:26:15-05:00

Coinbase Scam Emails and PayPal Purchase Payment

The fake Coinbase PayPal purchase confirmation email below, which claims the recipients have made a payment to Coinbase Global Inc, and they have the option of canceling 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 1 888-291-5269.

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A Coinbase Scam Email

PayPal
Hi ...
Please see the details of your purchase below.
Purchase Date
Transaction ID
Recipient
Item
Amount Paid
October 17, 2022
788404858
Coinbase Global Inc.
0.067 BTC
$986.5
Reach us at +1 [888]-[291]-[5269]
If you have any inquiries regarding your account, or orders, kindly call the toll-free number provided below. To report any suspicious activity, get in touch with us at the earliest.
America Centre Drive, San Jose, CA 95002.
You recently transacted with us, which is why this email is being sent to you. For this to appear in your statement, please allow 1-2 working days.

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Nov 12, 2022 at 6:13 PM by an anonymous user from: Markham, Ontario, Canada

1(888) 635-8610 this is another number they are using to scam

Nov 10, 2022 at 2:57 PM by an anonymous user from: Washington, Germantown, Village of, Wisconsin, United States

Just got a scam email supposedly from PayPal saying I bought CoinBase.

The phone number they used was 888-487-3123

Nov 10, 2022 at 6:43 AM by an anonymous user from: New York, New York, United States

Yes, this scam happened to me and I stupidly gave 'paypal' access to my computer so they could wire transfer the 'funds' back to me.
They wired in an amount 10x greater than the original amount, and asked me to go to the bank to wire transfer funds back to them to correct error 'or I will lose my job.'
Fortunately, I caught on and was able to cancel the transfer.
Very persuasive guy.

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