Keep getting Email claiming I made purchases I never made??

[zlloyd1]

Hello everyone, I have been using PayPal now for many years, but recently, this past year or so, I have been constantly getting Emails claiming that I purchased an IPhone for hundreds of dollars to a couple of thousand dollars....

Except, I have an Android smartphone, and no desire to buy an IPhone whatsoever, as I truthfully do not trust Apple Products, nor the outrageous costs of them. This may seem ironic as I am typing this on my Macbook Pro laptop, but this heap of bugs was ridiculously expensive as well, at least for a laptop computer, coming in at almost $2600.

In any case, the emails always say the same thing, that the purchase has been made, and the funds will be collected unless I call the number listed to dispute, or click the link.

I am not a fool, and would never click a random link in an Email, but it is getting to be annoying now, and i was wondering if anyone else is experiencing this stupidity??

I have attempted to call PayPal, but was of course confronted by a robot instead of a human being, which kept hanging up on me when I asked for live agent help, so I am here with this.

Whatever the case, Thanks in advance for any advice!!

[sharpiemarker · Accepted solution]

@zlloyd1 

They are likely just email spam if you do not see corresponding transactions in your PayPal account.

I will go you further to not open the email, delete them. And just log on to check for transactions alerts/notifications. If your email client has a preview option that shows text contents in the email list you can tell right away if spam. Been getting some “Big Rain Forest” spam myself and sender email addresses are from support/help email addresses of major merchants and retailers. Go figure.

You may forward them to the email address to report phishing emails here:

How do I report potential fraud, spoof or unauthorized transactions to PayPal?