If you get a call claiming to be from PayPal and they start asking for your email, card numbers or any personal details, hang up straight away. PayPal never requests sensitive info over the phone and they won’t ask you to verify a closed account. Always check the number against PayPal’s official contact list on their website, and if in doubt, call the genuine number yourself. Block the offending number and report it to PayPal’s fraud team and Action Fraud. Keeping your account passwords and two‑factor authentication active adds an extra layer of protection against these scams.
Multiple missed calls this morning prompted me to investigate, and I'm glad I didn't pick up
Apparently, this team contacts people regarding their negative Paypal balance, which is legit, only Paypal and the account holder would know about the negitive balance, its amusing how many people think its a scam, but they also have a negitive balance, scammers wouldnt be able to know who has a negitive account, interesingly
Apparently they've been calling me three times daily without leaving any message, presume it's a scam because of this.
Clearly not associated with PayPal. The answering machine hadn't finished, so the message ended with 'And that number again is 08000857608.' This is undeniably a scam. I've blocked the number and believe the positive reviews might be fake. Shame on BT for allowing such fraudulent use of a free phone number.
This number called me yesterday at 8am and today at 9.30am, I didnt pick up but they left a voicemail with just some numbers, I have a negative balance with PayPal, but if it was really them, wouldnt they leave a proper voicemail, thats what I'm wondering
This number is confirmed to be associated with Paypal.
I'm pretty shure this wasn't actually PayPal, they've been calling me at odd hours and I've checked my account, everything seems fine, no notifications or emails, so I'm just going to block this number.
Legitimate PayPal issue resolved
The caller claimed to be from PayPal, regarding a negative balance I was already aware of, and continued to call daily until the issue was resolved, which I found extremely annoying due to the early morning calls.
Bad and other experiences
PayPal scam atempt
While I was working, I received a call from an unrecognized number and didn't answer it, and I'm glad I didn't, as many comments suggest it's a scam, particularly since PayPal would typically contact me through the app or email if there were any issues
This number calls daily at 8:30 am, but unfortunately, I'm at work during that time and haven't been able to attend to it.
After verifying my identity, the caller from PayPal discussed my account, including past transactions and a negative balance.
It is essential to disregard calls from this number, as they are attempting to scam individuals, regardless of the device used.
Recently we had issue with paypal payment, but caller seem uninformed and unconvincing, maybe scammer...
A call claiming to be from PayPal has raised suspicions, but the authenticity of the claim is uncertain.
Negative experience reported
Its supposibly PayPal
This is actually PayPal - not a scam.
Verified as not PayPal
This is clearly a scam, given that my landline is not publicly available; an automated message was left requesting a callback, after which messages were disabled and repeated calls ensued
Scammers pretending to be PayPal
No interest shown
Received a call from PayPal concerning a negative balance. They will keep calling until the balance is settled. This is not a scam.
PayPal is calling me regarding my outstanding payment, they wont stop
Scam caller pretended to be PayPal
Block this scam number
The caller had an Indian accent, which typically indicates a scam.
Scam from Asian call center
