PayPal‑spoof scam calls – what to watch for!

Summary — +18882211161

Untrustworthy
Caller Name: PayPal
Caller Type: Scam
Location: United States
Reviews: 216
Carrier: —, Region: —

Expert Opinion

Bottom line: the +18882211161 number is widely reported as a PayPal‑spoof scam that tries to harvest login credentials or payment info. Callers often claim a pending charge, a verification code, or a fraud alert, then pressure you to share passwords, bank details, or click shady links. Never trust an unsolicited PayPal call; always end the call, log into your account through the official website or app, and verify any claim in your transaction history. Block the number on your phone, report it to the FTC and to PayPal’s fraud team, and consider using call‑blocking apps. Stay skeptical and keep your verification steps airtight to avoid falling victim to this spoof.

Caller Categories

Scam
126×
Unknown
17×
Financial
13×
SMS
12×
Harassment Call

Caller Names

PayPal
59×
Paypal (claimed)
31×
Paypal (scam)
19×
Shanind From PayPal
Scam

Details

Location: United States
Number type: ratings.phone_number_type_list.3

Rate this number — +18882211161

Recent Reports for (888) 221-1161

18882211161 Spam

Dont ever show your phone number, its just not safe, erase it and forget about it

18882211161 SMS RAHMANI MOURAD

Hopefully, my experience will be useful: I forgot to link Almrurbalnsph to my PayPal account

18882211161 Sandra

My experience is identical to Sandra's.

18882211161 Scam Paypal

I received a call and an email from this number, both of which appeared to be phishing attempts aimed at gaining access to my PayPal account.

18882211161 SMS 07488951349

I am experiencing issues with my account and would appreciate assistance.

18882211161 SMS 07488951349

There seems to be an issue with updating my phone number in the pay pal account system, which is needed after changing my number.

18882211161 SMS paypal

Unfortunately, I forgot my password and was unable to restore it, which has caused significant inconvenience.

18882211161 Financial PayPal

The caller mentioned paypal

18882211161 Unknown

The constant calling from this number is realy anoying, who dose this number belong too?

18882211161

My TV won't turn on, could someone assist me

18882211161 Scam Paypal (claimed)

This number requested that I log in to my paypal account

18882211161

The identity and intentions of the caller remain unclear

18882211161 Scam Paypal (scam)

this number was linked to a paypal phishing email

18882211161 Scam Paypal

I saw this number in a paypal hack/scam email, so i be careful with it.

18882211161 Financial PayPal

This number is actualy the PayPal customer service number, i used it yesterday to solve a problem, but scammers can spoof any number, so be carefull, if they ask for informations they should already have, just hang up

18882211161 Customer Service PayPal

This number is legit, it's the PayPal customer service number, but scammers can spoof the number, so be careful

18882211161 Scam Paypal (scam)

An email alerting to suspicious account activity, which has never been used, was received, and thanks to the warnings on this webpage and the comments section, it was identified as a scam, thus the number was not called.

18882211161 Scam PayPal (Betrug)

This number is pretending to be Pay Pal, thats a scam

18882211161 Safe

Having used PayPal for a decade without any issues

18882211161 Unknown Paypal (scam)

A scammer, claiming to be from PayPal, contacted my stepmother using the 888-221-1161 number, asking for me, which is suspicious since they've never had my father's house number

18882211161 Scam Paypal (claimed)

An individual posed as a PayPal representative in an attempt to obtain my personal information.

18882211161 Scam Paypal (claimed)

The caller falsely claimed to represent paypal

18882211161 Scam Paypal

If you use SPY Dialer, you'll see some random french female pictures, this is a scamer that try's to get money and it's actuallly quite ammusing.

18882211161 Scam Paypal (claimed)

Somebody from this number tryed to convince me that I have a paypal account, which is compleatly false, and when I looked up the number, it appartently belongs to some female

18882211161 Scam

I've been thanked for a donation I never made, which is quite puzzling

18882211161 Scam

This phone number is not legitimate and should be avoided.

18882211161 Scam

An email was received claiming that a TV antenna had been purchased using my PayPal account, which was not the case, and I am unsure how to proceed, having contacted charlesrainey@hotmail.com.

18882211161 Scam Paypal (scam)

I received an email claiming I made a PayPal purchase, which I didn't, and upon investigating, the website seemed fake, with non-functional links, and the phone number appeared to be a phishing attempt.

18882211161 Scam

I received an email from this number claiming I had purchased a TV antenna, which is false, as I don't have a credit card or a PayPal account, making the situation worrisome.

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