800-830-8574

Wells Fargo has clearly stated on more than one occasion that they will not contact you by phone asking for personal information.
Anyone who responds to these 800 calls is putting their accounts and persoal security at risk for fraud and theft. Period.

This absolutely is suspicious, I got the Paypal bit, and I went to the site to check my account, there is nothing of an unusual activity going on in my acct.  If Paypal has a problem, they notify you through your account and can verify their identity in the email as well.  I ignored them, and am keeping an eye on my checking acct as well.

The people who called left a message with my family member said they were with PayPal Security. They called on my secondary number listed on PayPal, which made me suspicious. I went to the PayPal site and then phoned PayPal directly going through multiple "security hoops" to even get to an agent. Once I spoke with an agent, she said they were not trying to contact me and I should disregard the call. I told her that others were receiving the calls too (based on feedback on this site). BEWARE of whom you give your personal info to over the phone. I thought Phishing was only online. It's getting too personal now! -cv

800-830-8574 is also used by Bank of the West to verify electronic transactions on your bank-issued Mastercard debit card.  There is nothing suspicious about this number - I've dealt with them dozens of times and they are who thay say they are. Do answer them, however.  You never know when or if someone has accessed your bank-issued Mastercard or Visa debit card.
They call nearly immediately, too - so they are doing the job they were hired to do, which is to look out for fraudulent charges made by others on your account.  For once, this is a GOOD number to have pop up!

Isn't it illegal for a company to misrepresent themselves?  They left a message on my machine saying they were PAYPAL.  I still have that message recorded, and will be contacing the authorities.  Well Fargo will be getting in a lot of trouble, according to my brother-in-law who is an internet security attorney.

I just received a message from this phone number stating that it was Paypal security wanting to confirm recent transactions on my Paypal Premier Debit/Mastercard.  I immediately went online to research the number and found this web site.  I then called the number on the back of my Paypal card and asked the Paypal agent to confirm the 1-800-830-8574 number and tell me whether it was really a number for Paypal security.  The agent confirmed that the phone number is indeed just that.  

I then called 1-800-830-8574 and the computer has you confirm the last four digits on your paypal card.  It then asks you to confirm the last 4-5 purchases on your Paypal card.  IT IS NOT A SCAM!!!!!

What is up with all of the paranoia about this phone number?  All of the people who are saying this is a scam couldn't be more wrong.  If you have a Paypal debit card and you get a call from this number, you really should call it back to confirm recent transactions.  Otherwise, they'll probably freeze your account until they get hold of you.

THIS IS COMPLETELY LEGIT.
If you make a large purchase, you can guarantee this protective service will track it and make sure you actually did make this purchase. it seems to be through PNC which was the case with me. I was afraid but calling PNC, they verified the information with me.

This isnt a scam, as other have said.  I called, they had my transaction info and purchase amount.  I asked why they had that info, girl said they are a third party company contracted out by several credit card companies and banks to verify transactions.  This service limits the amount of unauthorized transactions, and lost money for these financial institutions.  Do not be weary of these calls, they are providing a service to help save you time and money down the road.  Call was very quick, only took about 2 minutes including the explanation of their services.  

Do not let this make you comfortable with these types of calls however.  If you do receive a call that asks for info, do not assume that they are with this company, or are this type of company unless they have very specific account information.

I received a computer generated call informing me of unusual activity and asking for last four of acct. no..  I hung up and immediately called my bank. The bank did not, and will not ever ask for account information over phone.

If it wasn't a scam then why was it from Paypal for me, but Wells Fargo for you. I think it is just the people trying to scam that are posting that this number is not a scam.

THIEVES!