Want to Sell PAYPAL USERS PLEASE BE AWARE!!!

[earache]

I have caught flack from sellers and buyers for not wanting to use paypal as a form of payment. I have not used my paypal account for a while now, and decided to not purchase things any more via paypal as there is just too much risk. If they won't take my check and wait for it to clear, so be it. Well, I was hacked today. Christmas Eve. I was in my bow stand trying to get some relaxation time and get away from debt, and the status quo of the holiday, and got a text message from paypal. I didn't believe it so I ignored it. I then received a email from a John Langdon that said I payed him money via paypal. I ignored that too. I then reluctantly logged in to my paypal and sure enough, someone had added a card and added an address. Neither of which were my doing. I'm not saying to not use any form of payment that you are comfortable with, just be aware.
BTW, thank you Brett for accepting my form of payment.
Happy Holidays.

 

[chipper1]

I have caught flack from sellers and buyers for not wanting to use paypal as a form of payment. I have not used my paypal account for a while now, and decided to not purchase things any more via paypal as there is just too much risk. If they won't take my check and wait for it to clear, so be it. Well, I was hacked today. Christmas Eve. I was in my bow stand trying to get some relaxation time and get away from debt, and the status quo of the holiday, and got a text message from paypal. I didn't believe it so I ignored it. I then received a email from a John Langdon that said I payed him money via paypal. I ignored that too. I then reluctantly logged in to my paypal and sure enough, someone had added a card and added an address. Neither of which were my doing. I'm not saying to not use any form of payment that you are comfortable with, just be aware.
BTW, thank you Brett for accepting my form of payment.
Happy Holidays.

Sorry to hear that.
There is really no way to be 100% safe, as scammers will continue to scam whether it will be through the internet, or even face to face. The big difference is the internet now gives them more points at which to come at us which means we need to be even more vigilant about it.
I understand why folks don't want to deal with certain payment types as I've been taken too. I do the best I can to watch out for myself and others in all my transactions, but things happen.
There is a reason why I'm pretty particular about asking who you want the saw shipped through/if you want insurance/how much insurance/and if you want a signature. I shipped a saw to a buddy and the saw was supposedly delivered, but he had no saw, if the carrier had delivered it he would have know. After talking to the carrier and they "confirmed it had been delivered" the uphill battle began. Good thing was a few days in someone stopped by and dropped the package off, nice guy . It's important to ask buyers if there is a specific carrier they would like you to use, or any they don't want you to use as some are good at certain things(such as across the boarder or out of the country) or areas of the country, and are not in other things or areas of the country.
Thanks for sharing and hope you get it squared away quickly,
Brett

Merry Christmas

 

[earache]

I forwarded the email to paypal and they replied soon after verifying it was indeed a phishing scam. Makes me sick.

 

[chipper1]

I forwarded the email to paypal and they replied soon after verifying it was indeed a phishing scam. Makes me sick.

It sounds like more than a phishing scam if they were able to log into your account and add a card to it.
If that account is tied to a bank account it wouldn't be for long if it were mine, and I'd empty every cent out of the account and remove any card from the account also.

 

[r black]

yep I get pay-pal (fake) emails now and again wanting you to log onto your account, e-bay scammers e-mail you now wanting you to text them, and we have a rash of fake $50 bills according to the local new's running around the Utah area ..and the scammers on ksl.com (local add listings) ... are never-ending .....well welcome to 2018.....

 

[earache]

They actually added a card number in my paypal account, added an address and transferred money. Then emailed me a couple of hours later. I can not believe that people do this. Ugly.

 

[stihlaficionado]

They actually added a card number in my paypal account, added an address and transferred money. Then emailed me a couple of hours later. I can not believe that people do this. Ugly.

I do everything by bank check or personal check too.

Scammers nowadays are very sophisticated...somehow they were able to change the address on my father-in-laws new credit card

 

[Orangeinthebarn]

My dads info got hacked bout 15 years ago. I'm not a paypal fan either

 

[earache]

Yeah, they don't even need your password. Ugliness

 

[r black]

have you ever talked to the staff at paypal ? they treat you like your the criminal ... customer service is a thing of the past traded for convenience...........NOT a pay-pal fan

 

[earache]

I have not. I'm hoping to not have to. My last resort is customer service. That's when I usually get worked up.