donation

[MICKYG1]

OPI have been asked to donate a small sum of money to a service provider, in return for a service. The provider is asking for my paypal email name so that he can request this payment. Is this normal practice and is it safe?

[kernowlass]

@MICKYG1

Your paypal email address identifies your paypal account, he can't send money to your paypal account if he does not know it.

[MICKYG1]

That's fine, but I'm not receiving money, I'll be sending it. I'm new to this, but I'm summising that the provider will request payment from paypal and I will have to authorise it?

[kernowlass]

@MICKYG1

Sorry meant he can't send you a request for payment if he does not know the email address to send it to.

The seller will send a 'money request' or an 'invoice' and you then pay it.

[MICKYG1]

Cheers.