MoneyPak Scam

KingCobra
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I think I might have received a phising letter from a scammer but they did not ask for information.

 

They said that I deposited a moneypack onto my paypal account, and withdrew it via debit card.

 

It is and I quote.

Continued use of the Green
Dot MoneyPaks with PayPal for the purposes of cash withdrawals will lead
to limitations on or closure of your PayPal Account.

 

Now the shoes that I sold, nor the funds the buyer sent were illegal or illegally obtained, but they are saying that I am unable to accept payment from them by this method or that I must use the funds to buy products I dont need instead of paying bills.

 

Now I contacted the real paypal regarding the matter just to see if there was some confusion, and I will remove this post in a few days if that is the case, but the problem that I have is that I sell a lot of items, and what happens if in the meantime (like the next 24-72 hours before hearing from them) I happen to get sales from a lot more clients who pay the same way.

 

I know I can get the clients to use another form of payment, but my question is whether anyone else has had this problem before or this is just another one of those scammer emails.

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ScrappyHappy
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MoneyPacks are deposited into the buyers account then regular Paypal funds are sent to the seller. A buyer does not send MoneyPacks to the seller.

 

before mailing anything make sure the payment has been completed and not in process.

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