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As a Security Check Against Your PayPal Scam Text Message

Recipients of the "As a Security Check Against your PayPal" text message below are asked not to click the link in it. This is because the text message is a scam. The link in the scam goes to a phishing website that steals PayPal account credentials and personal information.

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The "As a Security Check Against Your PayPal" Scam Text

[PayPal Inc] As a security check against your PayPal account has been restricted. Please click on the following link to provide your information: hxxps://safelinks.ffm.to/onlines If we do not receive a response to our verification attempt within the next 24 hours, we will permanently limit your account. Thank you, PayPal

If you were tricked by the "As A Security Check Against Your PayPal" scam text, please contact PayPal for help. And, you may post the telephone number that the scam text came from, so we may report them.

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