Whenever someone sends me a paypal payment I get a message from this number simply alerting me there's been a payment. Nothing more. If it's a scam it's very helpful and I like it.

Caller: 0458 729 725

Not Paypal

Recieved a text message asking to authorise or not authorise a transaction by replying 1 or 2.

Silly me authorised it. Had a bad feeling about it so I called Paypal. The person I spoke to from Paypal said they never send SMS to confirm details or authorizing transaction. Blocked.

Today I received a text and email saying that I have a new money request. It then gives a link and then says Lukas Murphy sent a request for $249.99 AUD. I have not bought anything recently on Paypal and do not know who Lukas Murphy is. I have deleted the email and blocked the text.

Caller: Number sent via text stating PayPal

Claiming to be from PayPal saying unverified vendor purchase. Ring number quickly or payment will go through. Goes to scammer not paypal and asks for credit card details and claims to contact bank to block card to prevent purchase but is gaining info to take money. DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER BAVK

Message is clearly dodgy. I don't use Paypal, for starters...

"PayPal: ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇʟʟᴇʀ? Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ʟᴇᴛ ᴜꜱ ᴋɴᴏᴡ +𝟔𝟏 (𝟐𝟒𝟎𝟎) 𝟑𝟓𝟎𝟓𝟓. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴜꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴀꜱ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ has cancelled the money request for $199.99 AUD. Log in to your PayPal account for more details."

spam call

Caller: Paypal

This is a genuine call from Paypal re-verifying my login with a verification code. It DOES NOT ASK ME FOR ANYTHING except to enter the 6 digit numbers on to my log in page. If Chrome didn't crash so often this logging in again would not be necessary.

Caller: Paypal

Genuine call from Paypal confirming payment arrangements to KMart Aust.

Yes it is genuine.

Caller: You

Yall are either really poor scammers or whoever you recently hired doesn't know how to scam and should be trained or fired better, you didnt even provide me a scammy link to click. I am unsatisfied in the quality of this scam

Caller: 0458 729 725

Said it was PayPal (I don’t have PayPal) obvious scam

Just received a message from this number to reset PayPal code.
Scam

Pay Pal: Money request to do with Mark Lazaric

Caller: Paypal??

Recieved multiple legit messages from this number with verification codes for Paypal login.
Received this text today: "PayPal: You have a new money request. Pay at: https://py.pl/2BbbgK. Malgorzata Masiewicz sent a request for $999.00 AUD."

I think is is a legit SMS number for paypal that scammers are abusng to hide their scams. Scammers hoping someone clicks the link and approves the payment without thinking as the notification came through paypals legitimate number.

Caller: It is Paypal

Just to reinforce the advice that this is indeed Paypal messaging on this number; yes, automated SMS advising when the next instalment of one's "Pay in 4" arrangement will be deducted. No need to freak out. Cheers.

supposedly Paypal with security code, except that I wasn't making a purchase

Caller: Scammer

SMS supposedly from Paypal advising of secure login number. Have not been near Paypal in a very very long time. All scammers/spammers should be strung up by the testicles.

Caller: paypal

Have bought a few things on Ebay with the 4 payment plan with Paypal. They text me from this number just to let me know my payment is due to come out on a certain date. It is legit for me, but they way scammers rip people off it is probably being used to scam some people, so never reply or click a link in any text, login and see if it is legit.

This is Paypal, they send me notifications of my payments that are due to be charged in my 4 payment plans. A spammer could have also used this number, as they do, but this number for me is legit.

Phishing for your account details

Definitely a scam.
Do not respond to any request to validate your personal detail.