Caller: ARL

A complete scam. I got the following message from mobile number 0484 312 650.

Please contact ARL on 1300 303 849 or reply CALLME (Quote Ref 106667847) concerning a matter received from PayPal Australia Pty Ltd

Caller: Letter in the Mail

Have received two letters in the mail from ARL saying I owe $2577.60 to PayPal. They got my suburb wrong and they quoted a PayPal account number in the letter. Thing is, PayPal doesn't give you a reference number for your account. My PayPal balance is also $0. The number listed on the ARL website is different to the number listed in their letter. And they ask you to login to lodge a complaint - there's no email address for you to email - they want your details first. All very suss. If they're so legit, come serve me and I'll see you in court MFkers!

Caller: Scam Caller

THis paypal scam works like this: They will claim you have an overdrawn paypal account, then they will send you an email which is a phising email so you log into it and hand over your login and password details.
Its very easy for these people to target persons with their emails and phone numbers advertised as they can provide this information back to you to sound legitimate.

Caller: Text from “ARL Collect”

Received the same text as others on my business phone, twice now. Super dodgy as I have no accounts in the business name except the ABN. And no debts either. Even the phone is prepaid. Not inclined to call them!!

I have received 2 messages from someone saying ARL Collect regarding an insurance matter
The number they asked me to call was 1300 730 156 or reply CALLME
I dont see this number on their website and i think it is a scam
Any ideas thanks

Caller: ARL txt only

I agree. I have no debts, I have no paypal account. I have had no phonecalls or letters or emails chasing for payment.
Who sends a text message for chasing funds without prior notice. No name given just some code with no reference of what it is for. I agree DODGY or just very bad practice.

Caller: ARL

Sensing a rat I checked here. I have seen enough comments to confirm it is the Dodgey Bros. Darn scammers get outta here!

Not a scam. I read all of this and then checked my balance, it was in arrears. I had to confirm my login with my phone number through the paypal site and automatically got a message from the same number confirming my phonenumber and saying to add this this number as Paypal

I got Message from 1300 303 849 to call them in regard Business matter
ARL Collect Pty LTD

never ring back for money you apparently owe as you would have first been asked by who you owe monies too first... they cant pass you off to any debt collector until they have asked you first and would have to be well past 30days as they would be getting charged from debt collector and no business wants that cost they just want there $ first

Caller: ARL - Fake Scam

This is a fake response. It's from the fake ARL scam. It's all a total scam. Pay not attention.

Caller: ARL - SCAM

I have been receiving texts from this organisation. Been ignoring until today after searching the net & finding conflicting reports of scam/not scam. So I called back & twice after providing the reference number the line went static & then dropped out. I've never had that on a 1300 number... definitely a scam & given it should be a call centre, interestingly the same woman answered the phone both times... number they said to call was 1300 303 849. They answer with 'thank you for calling about your PayPal account' ... um I don't use PayPal losers

Caller: Dodgy bros.

As I don’t have my home number registered with paypal it’s dodgy brothers at work here. My paypal account has no messages in the inbox.

Caller: unsolicited text message.

I work for NSW Health and began receiving these messages a month or so ago. As I have not associated this number a paypal account and use it for patient contact only I can only assume it's a scam. I have not called "ARL" on the provided 1300 number to reference the so called file number, largely because I suspect will be speaking to a con artist.

If anything changes I will post an update.

Caller: ARL

I got the same message this morning, its a call centre based in India, i gave her a false DOB, address and email address.
Though she was exact with how much my paypal was overdrawn.
33c ... my file was sent to a debtor for 33cents

My story goes like this, a company i purchased goods with (using paypal) took over a month to process the payment (i assumed it was done then) at the time the payment tried to be processed I did not have the funds to cover it, as a result it put my paypal account in negative and i score a hefty declined bank charge from my bank). Paypal sent an email stating they will try again, which they did and all is good with my paypal balance, 2 weeks later I get a text from ARL telling me to contact them .. first i contacted paypal to confirm all was good, and that they saw nothing to suggest they transaction was forwarded to ARL (although confirmed that is who they use) .. I then contacted ARL and they told me it was on behalf of paypal. I confirmed my name and told them that i contacted paypal and have no outstanding debt, they asked me for my address, dob and email.. i told them I can give them my email but do not like giving further details over phone.. they said that to stop further calls or collections from them that I would need to provide these details for their assistance to happen .. (sorry forgot to add, that at the start they said it was a courtesy call) So from this I believe that it is a legit company however, am unsure how they got hold of this overdrawn amount (as paypal did not forward it to them, and it was around $50) and i believe paypal would not send it to them prior to trying the transaction again in 5 days (as per email), and also would have assumed that if they had done that, that they would have corrected it after the payment was successful. My assumption is that ARL have access to the paypal database and see when transactions do not go through and just take it upon themselves to chase them up... this lady could not/would not confirm if they could see all was well, but insisted i give her my dob and address to that she can confirm it is the right person so as to correct the record her end .. i told her to contact paypal herself to confirm I am not in arrears and correct it, again she stated she would need me to verify my information .. i do not know what to take from the call and her suggestions that without verification and her assistance that future dealings will occur, but am just going to ignore it.

I got the following SMS:
Please contact ARL Collect Pty Ltd regarding an urgent business matter on 1300 303 849 or reply CALLME. Quote Ref DN105912422.

It's legit, but the SMS above looks like a scam. I called PayPal direct and was forwarded to them

Caller: 0407 603 821

Received a text message saying I needed to call 1300 303 849 quoting a reference#
After reading the comments here I decided to call as I do have a pending payment on Paypal as a result of changing bank accounts. A recorded message states it is Paypal and to either press 1 to make a payment or 2 to speak to my case manager, I chose 2..
A very lovely lady answered and asked for my reference# then asked for my name, I told her I wasn’t sure if it was a scam so I wasn’t going to give her my personal details, she accepted this assuring me it wasn’t a scam and asked for my number the message was sent to. I gave her my mobile number and she told me my name which confirmed for me it was legit.
Not a scam, it was about my negative balance and just had to explain it has been paid but still pending on my Paypal account

Caller: ARL

I get this message every week! "Hello, We have a very important message for you regarding your pay pal account. Please call Australian Receivables Ltd on 1300 303 849 or reply quoting Reference number bla bla bla" At least every week! I don't have any debt on my Pay Pal account, in fact I hardly uses it all. This mob may be a registered business but they are obviously shady as heck and I will be damned if I will call them back. If they are certain my pay pal has an issue then send it to me in writing, else F off!

They are not legit in no way... Do not pay... Bar caller 1300 303 849