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Can paypal payments be restricted to the Wallet ba...

by theyaden Contributor in Transactions Archives
‎Dec-21-2021 02:55 PM
‎Dec-21-2021 02:55 PM
Can my papal be set so only the money on the Balance can be taken to prevent risk of money being taken out of my linked bank account on an unexpected claim? Currently if a charge is made to PayPal that exceeds the balance it automatically takes from the linked bank account instead of rejecting the charge for insufficient funds. I've noticed that it used be a charge could not go through if there was an insufficient balance in the PayPal wallet. I liked this because if a scammer gets into my account there is a delay of a few days to take more than what the papal wallet balance was because it takes a few days for any bank transfers to get more money. This seems more secure since I'm more likely to catch the scammers activity before a significant loss occurs from my linked bank account. ... View more
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Re: Hong Kong Mandan Trading Limited

by theyaden Contributor in Security and Fraud Archives
‎Dec-21-2021 09:40 AM
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I would check the pricing. If they are selling the stamps cheaper than the US post office which prints the stamps I don't see how it could be legitimate since they would have to purchase them from the US Post office and resell them to be real. If you are paying a markup price it could be legitimate but at that point you might as well pay the cheaper price from the original source. ... View more
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