PayPal Users Beware

The Fishing Geek · 05-28-2003, 04:53 PM

I've heard too many horror stories about PayPal to use them in the first place, scams or not.

USPS money orders for me, or not at all.

Jennie@ifish · 05-28-2003, 06:16 PM

I've always used Paypal, and will continue to until I am convinced otherwise. I've never had a problem so far, but I will go read!

OK... I read.

That kind of thing happens with many businesses... I just never, ever give out personal information to anyone. Not on the telephone, nor through e mail. I think that's just good business, right?

Thanks!
Jen

[ 05-28-2003, 07:18 PM: Message edited by: Jennie@ifish ]

Artwo · 05-28-2003, 11:54 PM

Email scam using PayPal to get personal info.....

http://katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=57880

poshie · 05-30-2003, 08:34 PM

I've used Paypal for about 3 years and have a Paypal card. I have never had a problem.
If you log on to Paypal and it does not start with https, you are not on a Paypal page. I received the scam from both Paypal and Ebay.
There was a ton of personal information being asked for and right away I could tell that it was fraudulent. Anybody that would give out all that
personal info is going to have a problem somewhere down the road. And further, I have had all my mail stolen. They got those blank. unsolicited
visa checks. They cashed two of those at K-Mart
stores in Beaverton and Tualatin...one for over
$200+ and KMart couldn't have cared less.
I have shared that before, but those blank checks on dynamite.

Mofish · 06-04-2003, 06:26 AM

We have used paypal over 75 times and have never

had a problem.