
PayPal Scams: Common type of scams
Very popular for online payments and especially thanks to its guarantee feature, Paypal inspires confidence. It is from this fact that scammers have decided to use its image to set up scams and thus trap unsuspecting Internet users.We explain here the 2 main scams that rely on the notoriety of the famous payment intermediary.
The most common scam is the Phishing: scammers massively distribute emails with the image of Paypal and invite you to come and enter your credentials on a fake site. The scammer then gets your login information and can connect to your account to empty it. To avoid this, you just have to be particularly careful about the sender's email address and not to click on the internal link of the document. If you have any doubts, just check the official website. It is only on this site that you have to login!
The second scam using the Paypal logo is used for transactions between individuals, particularly on classified ad sites. The scammers use fake websites or emails to trap sellers and buyers:
- If you are a seller, the scammer will send you a fake email confirming the transfer in your name. The most advanced forms even use fake "PayPal" sites to make it more credible.
- If you are a buyer, they will ask you to make a transfer to them. To do this, they will send you the address of their fake website (the same as the one used for phishing).
On this page you will find many examples of scams that are similar to the ones explained above.
If you are a witness or a victim of a scam that uses the image of Paypal, we invite you to report it using this online form.
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04/14/2023... The advertise low-priced dresses and I ordered them on 315 they took money out of my account through PayPal okay with my credit card and the merchandise never came they use a type of service to deliver things and keep saying that the merchandise has been deliv |
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3 days ago... Paid $39.99 on March 22. Was no option to use PayPal unfortunately which I always try to use when buying online. No communication from them at all & still no vacuum cleaner. |
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5 days ago... I ordered bathing suits from them on March 26th. They took out $38.98 from my Paypal Credit card. I have been in contact with them via e-mails. They sent me a tracking number and keep telling me to wait patiently. The last time i looked, the tracking said it w |
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Scam using Paypal
22 hours ago... The site list only one phone number when I called it, it was an automated serviice, I was instructed to call the supplier, there is no number to call the supplier. I rodered sandals on May 5th, was charged $43.50 on May 8th. Never rece3ived the sandals. |
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23 hours ago... Comment / Review: no contact from website or seller. . Scam contents: Placed an order and got a fraudulent invoice through Paypal. Tried contacting them through their number and listed affiliates. |
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3 days ago... Paid $39.99 on March 22. Was no option to use PayPal unfortunately which I always try to use when buying online. No communication from them at all & still no vacuum cleaner. |
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4 days ago... Comment / Review: No info comes up regarding the transaction. PayPal cut off contact on the customer service line as I attempted to rectify/ resolve this with them online. |
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4 days ago... Comment / Review: ordered a recliner never received it. PayPal did not do much either to recover my money. Scam contents: Your Transaction ID: 97B01543XE3739844 Merchant Transaction ID: 9SX06584A2800714M Purchase Date: March 23, 2022 Total $69.99 USD |