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Hey Everybody!
In an effort to make things easier to find and research, I'm going to consolidate as many threads as possible where we have examples of people trying to defraud hard working sellers (Craigslist emails, 'PayPal' emails asking you to send money outside of PayPal, etc). This will also be used as a master thread for future posts regarding this same situation.
When you post your examples here, please remember to not include last names or contact information of whoever is sending these emails. There's no way to confirm if that person has been defrauded as well and the name is being used fraudulently.
Thanks for your cooperation and remember, keep the conversation productive, on task, and above all, keep it clean. I know these things can be difficult and frustrating, but bleep filled posts or posts that look like government redacted files will never benefit anyone. 😄
Andy
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Firstly how did that email address you? If it was not by your full name then it would be a spoof.
Secondly if there was a link OR attachment in that email to ''cancel'' the transaction then again it would be a spoof.
If there was a problem with your account paypal would not ask you to click on an unsafe link in an email, they would direct you to log in normally and go to the resolution or the message centre for more information.
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https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/how-to-spot-fake-emails-faq2340/2
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You can learn a lot by looking at the REAL email address of the sender rather than the spoofed display address.
You can learn a lot by analyzing the text of the email.
You can learn a lot by checking your PayPal activity AND messages on the summary page of your PayPal acocunt.
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I received an email that was notifying me of a suspicious transaction. This transaction is not mine. I clicked on the Resoultion center link at the bootttom and it flashed a warning. This transaction is not listed in my transaction for that date or any dat that week. What should O do from here?
Thanks for your help.
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NEVER click on any suspect links in emails, that is how scammers get to hijack your log in information or financial information.
Firstly if the email addressed you as ''Dear Member'' / ''Customer'' / ''Client'' OR your ''email address'' then that confirms its a spoof as paypal would address you by your full name eg Dear John Smith.
Secondly if there was a link OR attachment in that email to ''cancel'' the transaction or ''confirm'' any details then again it would be a spoof.
If there was a problem with your account paypal would not ask you to click on an unsafe link in an email or by downloading an attachment, they would direct you to log in normally and go to the resolution or the message centre for more information.
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https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/how-to-spot-fake-emails-faq2340/2
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As there is no PayPal transaction, there is nothing PayPal can do.
You advertised an extremily high risk virtual item for sale. There are a lot of smart people looking for free stuff. You need to educate yourself before you try to sell anything.
Furthermore, even if it were a PayPal transaction, you would lose a non-delivery disptue as virtual items are not protected.
You are advertising high risk virtual items and you are doing it as your own risk of extreme loss.
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