I was taking part in a giveaway on instagram and "won". The user asked me to give my paypal address, which I did. She then proceeded to ask me to change my mail address in the instagram settings to a mail address that she gave me, due to some verification process. She also sent me the following picture: "Note: receiver have to link email on his/her instagram account for payment to receiver:" When I expressed my concerns about losing my instagram account, she explained: "It's the verification email, it's just for 5 minutes I'll be done confirming it then you'll receive your cash immediately then remove it. I'm sending you money from my trading account. That's why it's requires verification process." Is that even a thing? Why would PayPal ever ask for an instagram verification? Surely this must be a scam?
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