An African‑sounding voice asked for my PayPal email, followed an hour later by an Irish‑accented caller. Both were shady and hung up when I wouldn’t cooperate.
PayPal scam calls – how to protect yourself!
Summary — +448009172779
Caller Name: PayPal (scam)
Caller Type: Scam
Location: United Kingdom
Reviews: 328
Carrier: —, Region: —
Expert Opinion
You’d be shocked to discover that the same spoofed PayPal number keeps popping up across dozens of complaints. These calls never come from official PayPal lines; the company only contacts users via email or its secure app. Never share your email, password, or card digits with anyone who phones you. If you’re unsure, hang up, log into your PayPal account directly, and verify any alerts. Add the number to your phone’s block list, report it to your carrier, and consider using a call‑filtering service. Stay vigilant, keep personal details private, and remember that legitimate businesses won’t demand sensitive information over an unsolicited call.
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Location: United Kingdom
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Recent Reports for 0800 917 2779
Suspicious calls from different individuals
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User‑provided entry marks: Bad
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Unknown
Negative experience reported
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User says it's Good
Good experience reported
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Scam
Even after I told them to stop and blocked the number, they continue flooding me with messages.
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Harassment Call
They leave me alot of messages, thats annoying
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Other
User states Good
Advarsel: svindel, der hævder at være PayPal – svar aldrig!
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User say its good experienc
Dont answer, scam cal claiming to be paypal
A rude Irish‑accented person claimed to be PayPal and demanded my email. When I questioned them they became defensive, saying a PayPal call would redirect to them. Best to block and avoid.
Rude PayPal scammer encountered
The caller pretended to be PayPal and tried to collect details about my daughter, even offering to delete her number if she moved out.
Attempted to gather personal info, potential scam
Bedrageri
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User advises caution
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Scam
Fraudulent activity detected
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User advises caution
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Advarsel: Dårlig
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Number is bad dont answeer
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Spam
Uønsket mail
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Spam
Its a spamming number
I experienced a similar ‘PayPal’ call and will block the number. Shouldn't BT intervene when 0800 numbers are misused like this?
I had same experience with paypal, i will block the number
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Brugerinfo: Vær forsigtig
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User warns to beware
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Harassment Call
Omkring 20 opkald om dagen fra dette nummer, ingen løgn. Det har gået i to uger, så jeg svarer sjældent. Nu har jeg fået to sms’er om at ringe og oplyse en reference, som de selv glemte at nævne – sådan lusk, åh.
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Scam
Recieving alot of calls from them, dont answer, they send text too
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