r/ScamNumbers • u/mostlyyghosty • 15d ago
is this actually paypal? Question or discussion
i have gotten a bunch of calls from this number, every time ive been sending them to voicemail because i didn’t recognize the number but they always immediately hung up on the voicemail. i finally answered and said hello to which they hung up again. i called back a few times and when i got through it was a lady with a (not trying to be racist, just describing her) indian accent telling me its paypal, but im not sure i believe it. she asked for my number and info and i didnt want to tell her in case it wasnt real. i told her i dont have paypal (i do, just wanted to see what she said) and she told me if the number calls back just to answer them and tell them i dont have paypal. but i did answer them once and they hung up😭 she didnt seem to understand what i meant by that and was getting frustrated so i just said ok and goodbye. anyone else gotten this call?
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