Scam alert: Suspicious PayPal phone request

Summary — +14029357733

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Caller Name: Paypal
Caller Type: Financial
Location: United States — Nebraska
Reviews: 6048
Carrier: —, Region: Nebraska

Expert Opinion

Late at night in Nebraska, a call from +1 402‑935‑7733 often catches users off guard. The caller claims to be from PayPal and asks for a verification code or personal details to "confirm" your account. Never share PINs, passwords, or one‑time codes with anyone who initiates the call—PayPal never requests such info over the phone. If you receive the call, hang up, open the PayPal app or log in via the official website to check for alerts. Consider adding the number to your phone’s block list, reporting it to the FTC or your carrier, and enabling two‑factor authentication that does not rely on voice prompts. Stay skeptical and protect your financial data.

Caller Categories

Financial
1501×
Scam
1290×
Unknown
1234×
Other
662×
Safe
286×

Caller Names

Paypal
1509×
Paypal (claimed)
142×
desconocido
124×
Paypal (scam)
99×
Unknown - They Pose As PayPal
86×

Details

Location: United States — Nebraska
Number type: ratings.phone_number_type_list.2

Rate this number — +14029357733

Recent Reports for (402) 935-7733

14029357733 Unknown

User reports: Bad and Caution

14029357733 Other

User's input is marked as bad and should be approached with caution.

14029357733 Harassment Call

Von Nutzer: Schlecht + Achtung

14029357733 Other

User has provided information that suggest its bad and caution

14029357733 Scam

L'utilisateur a fourni des informations : mauvaises et méfiance

14029357733

Both negative and cautionary feedback has been reported for this number

14029357733 Other Caution

The user's feedback indicates a negative experience, serving as a cautionary warning

14029357733 Customer Service

I've already received an email from you, so why the need for a call?

14029357733 Scam Fraudulently Represented To Be PayPal

An attempted transaction was thwarted by security measures, and subsequent research suggested a potential scammer

14029357733 Unknown EMMANUEL BWAKALI ATOKO

Fortunately, my account's security measures prevented them from obtaining any information, and upon investigation, I discovered that the individual's name is EMMANUEL BWAKALI ATOKO, which seems to match their claimed expertise, possibly acquired through their college education in Kenya, so hopefully, this insight can be useful to others.

14029357733 Unknown Okänd

Okänt samtal, ingen tydlig information eller syfte.

14029357733 Financial PayPal

The number is related to PayPal.

14029357733 Unknown

Se recomienda cautela según el usuario.

14029357733 Telemarketing

Jeg fikk flere anrop; etter å ha levert feil opplysninger eller spurt etter en person, ble jeg koblet til en samtale med noen med indisk aksent.

14029357733 Unknown

Vær forsiktig, brukeren påpeker

14029357733 Unknown

Man kan bli kontaktet flere ganger etter å ha sendt feil opplysninger eller spurt om en person, og da får man ofte en samtale med noen som har en indisk aksent.

14029357733 Unknown

Proceed carefully, as per user input.

14029357733 Unknown

Etter å ha sendt inn feil informasjon eller spurt om en person, ble jeg flere ganger tilbakeoppringt og endte opp i en samtale med noen med indisk aksent.

14029357733 Unknown

Benutzerhinweis: Vorsicht walten lassen

14029357733 Callcenter

Kommt mehrmals an, nach falschen Infos oder Frage nach einem Menschen lande ich bei einem Inder am Telefon.

14029357733 Unknown

The user advises caution

14029357733 Callcenter

Somone with an indian accent kept calling me severl times after i submited wrong informations or asked for a human, it was alot of hassel

14029357733 Other

L'utilisateur signale la prudence

14029357733 Callcenter

Après avoir reçu plusieurs appels, j'ai fini par être transféré à une personne avec un accent indien

14029357733 Unknown

L'utilisateur avertit de prudence

14029357733 Unknown

After sending incorrect information, I was transferred to a phone call with someone who had an Indian accent, who called me multiple times

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