Unknown payment request

[WendyBirdOZ]

I've just had a payment request for $20USD from an unknown person- Patryk <Removed>. I've been using PayPal for yrs and this has never happened. Obvious scam.

[Hemerk · Accepted solution]

Hi @WendyBirdOZ 

Thank you for reaching out to the PayPal Community Forum!

You do not have to worry.

When a person send you a money request, this does not mean that PayPal will pay that transaction for you. You will always have control over which payments need to be sent.

Hope this helps!

Kudos and Solved are highly appreciated.

[Emzeenzee]

So do we just ignore the request or can we delete it?

[jmdc88]

@Emzeenzee If you login to your account, go to the pending transaction and select cancel. It'll prompt you to confirm that you want to cancel.

[jmdc88]

I just received two of these scam requests within 30 minutes of each other. One asking for $100USD. Umm... no, I'm not sending you money!