An Oahu man is sharing his story of nearly getting scammed after calling who he though was the customer service department at PayPal. He says it was a gut feeling that told him to hang up.

One bright, savvy woman is out more than $10,000, conned by a fake PayPal agent. Leslie Flanigan was one of the victims. She spent several minutes on a phone with a man claiming to be with PayPal ...

It’s easy for scammers to leave messages and ask victims to call them back concerning their accounts.Instead, contact the PayPal customer service team directly at 1-888-221-1161.

He said he assumed PayPal was alerting him that his bank account was being hacked. Because the email did not have a phone number, he googled PayPal to call them to clear things up/.

According to police, members of the public have reported receiving email with instructions to contact the Paypal customer service number from the phone number provided to verify a purchase of Bitcoin.

PayPal also recommends that you enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for your account which can help prevent a hacker from accessing it even if they do get their hands on your credentials.

Three PayPal users who've allegedly had their accounts frozen and funds taken by the company without explanation have filed a federal lawsuit against the online payment service. The plaintiffs ...

Avoid returning an automated phone call. It's easy for scammers to leave messages and ask victims to call them back concerning their accounts.Instead, contact the PayPal customer service team ...