Hi, guys, I've involved in the fraud and lost $1600. I'd like to show you guys this story. Hope you won't meet these bad guys. I reported to Paypal as follows.
Hi, Paypal,
I’m reporting a fraud. I sell iPad at eBay. 4 buyers placed orders and said they paid by Paypal. And I also got the payment received confirmation from so called paypal verification service. This so called paypal verification service said they hold the payment from buyers until I ship the items. These so called paypal verification service also sent a e-mail that they and FBI-New York would block my Paypal account to push me to send my buyers items. After I shipped items and emailed the scanned shipping receipts to the so called paypal verification service. They sent me the emails that they were ready to send the on-hold fund to my paypal account. But I never got it so emailed back to ask them. This so called paypal verification service said they deducted $400 more from 1 of my buyers due to the system error and asked me refund $400 back to my buyer via Western Union. I didn’t believe this so asked for the explanation. This so called paypal verification service sent me a letter from their Scott Thompson, President, PayPal, Inc. with his signature to prove this is true. So I transferred $400 to this buyer via Western Union. Once this so called paypal verification service received the fund transfer information, they told me they were ready to release the on-hold fund to my paypal account. But I never got any amount in my account. So I emailed the so called paypal verification service again. This time, they told me, they deducted $700 more from the same buyer and asked me to transfer $700 via Western Union, then they would release the fund including $400+$700 to my account. I thought this is weird. This is not like Paypal. So I checked the e-mail address of so called paypal verification service and found it’s totally not from Paypal. So far, I’ve shipped 2 i-Pads and sent $400. The total loss including the postage and sales tax are $1600. I don’t think I have the chance to get them back but these bad guys made formal e-mails that look like these mails are from you, Paypal including your words, logo, manager signature. I think they ruin you Paypal’s reputation. I hope you Paypal can do something to punish these bad guys.
The information of these buyers:
Name: Alexandra <removed>
E-mail (also Paypal account): <removed>
The responded Paypal verification service’s e-mail address:
<removed>
Ordered item: iPad 16GB Wi-Fi only
Shipping status: shipped on June 1st, 1:32 PM at USPS (Corona/Elmhurst station, Flushing, New York)
With the Customs Form # CJ023000454US
Ship to:
Saheed <removed>
<removed> Ibadan, Oyo State 23402
Nigeria
Phone: <removed>
Payment shown in my paypal account: No
Name: Janet <removed>
E-mail (also Paypal account): <removed>
The responded Paypal verification service’s e-mail address:
<removed>
Ordered item: iPad 16GB Wi-Fi only
Shipping status: shipped on June 2nd, 1:34 PM at USPS (Corona/Elmhurst station, Flushing, New York)
With the Customs Form # CJ023051796US
Payment shown in my paypal account: No
Ship to:
Solomon <removed>
<removed>
Abeokuta, Ogun 234039
Nigeria
Phone: <removed>
Name: Paul <removed>
E-mail (also Paypal account): <removed>
The responded Paypal verification service’s e-mail address:
<removed>
Ordered item: iPad 16GB Wi-Fi only
Shipping status: not ship yet
Payment shown in my paypal account: No
Ship to:
Akintayo <removed>
<removed>
Ibadan, Ibadan 23402
Nigeria
Phone: <removed>
Name: jame <removed>
E-mail (also Paypal account): <removed>
The responded Paypal verification service’s e-mail address:
<removed>
Ordered item: iPad 16GB Wi-Fi only
Shipping status: not ship yet
Payment shown in my paypal account: No
Ship to:
Hammed <removed>
<removed>
Street,Aba-Alamu,Apata
Ibadan, Oyo 23402
Nigeria
Phone: <removed>
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