Payment to Coinbase Global, Inc

[kibblemom]

I received an email titled "You've sent a payment" which included the statement: "Your Payment was sent to Coinbase Global in exchange for 0.014 Bitcoin. Thank You for using PayPal to complete your purchase of $649.99. Please note that the transaction may take up to 72 hours to reflect on your bank statement." It listed PayPal Support at: [Removed. Phone #s not permitted]which is not in the typical US format and does not correspond to the number on the PayPal site, so I'm thinking this is a scam. There is nothing listed as recent or pending in my PayPal account corresponding to this purchase, which I definitely did not make. The return address is a gmail account. Has anyone else received something like this and do I need to be concerned for my PayPal account? There are no links to click and I obviously haven't called the phone number.

[mchristo75]

Just got this email today. 

[PixiShels]

Yes! I just got this too.  I do have a bitcon, but it is NO WHERE near close this amount. After searching, and found you guys reporting it. I blocked and reported it as phishing.  Thanks, Shels

#scam, #fraud, #phishing

[mchristo75]

Same, and same amount. 

[PayPal_JonK]

Hello @Frankie1977 and @mchristo75, 

Welcome to the PayPal Community! I can certainly understand how receiving an email like that can be a bit concerning. First, I'd recommend not clicking on any of the links in the email in case it is not from PayPal. Here's a great article on How to spot a fake, fraudulent, or phishing PayPal email. 

You can also log into your PayPal account to see if there are any transactions present you didn't authorize. Do not use any links in the email you received to log into your account. If you do see transactions you don't recognize, here's how to report them: How do I report an unauthorized transaction or account activity?

I hope that helps. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our Customer Support teams if you run into any hiccups along the way. 

Best wishes!

 - Jon K

[tpbowk]

Me too!

[Jchae507]

I received the same email today. Did the frauds get you money? I'm in panicked mode right now.

[Anonymous_User]

This is not me can somebody help me

[Jla8]

Coinbase Global inc same email saying thanks for purchasing 459ish saying call 24 hours to cancel, it'll and it says there's a order on its way in the subject. I am worried about opening the email and downloading the "details" and it only lists amounts, invoice number etc and the 24 number/warning.

[Wungee]

This coinbase global thing is still happening, THREE years after first reported! Is PayPal doing anything about it? I got the email TODAY.

[kernowlass]

@Wungee 

What has paypal got to do with it, these are spoof, scam emails.

Probably written from a internet cafe somewhere in another continent.

As nothing is done via paypals site they can't do anything about it.