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Re:buyer scammed me out of £409.00 he sent details from PayPal and end up being fake Documents

stuwa-6
Observer

‎20-06-2021 12:14 AM

Hi I got scammed of £409.00 from a eBay buyer the person sent PayPal documents saying payment been sent so I went on to my PayPal account and no money so I ring up PayPal and they did not send any emails saying payment been sent it end up me being scammed all  the documents where all fake from this person. SO please be carefully when you sale sumthing and plz check over the documents to make sure they not fake. BE CAREFUL 

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plpmr
Experienced Mentor
‎20-06-2021 12:43 AM

How did they get your address to send fake PayPal Emails to?

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stuwa-6
Observer
‎20-06-2021 12:56 AM
I was saleing sum thing on ebay this was my 1st time Saling sum thing on there it was a bid and my email was on there so he sent me a messages coz I was Saling sumthing so thats how the person got my address
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*vyolla*
Pro Mentor
‎20-06-2021 12:46 AM

 

The golden rule is to always log into your PayPal account and make sure that there's a payment there and that it's completed before you send an item out.

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stuwa-6
Observer
‎20-06-2021 1:00 AM
I know just thought it was ok being honest with you the emails the person sent looked like proper documents from pay
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stuwa-6
Observer
‎20-06-2021 1:04 AM
I thought its was proper documents from PayPal the person kept sending them to me saying payment be with you in the next day and look what happened
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*vyolla*
Pro Mentor
‎23-06-2021 12:33 PM

The spoof emails are very realistic looking, that's the whole point. They're designed to fool you into thinking that they're real.

 

But, that aside, even if you received a genuine payment you'd still need to log into PayPal first to make sure that it was a completed payment and showing as okay to send, if a bank funded payment it may not have cleared. That's why you must never send anything out without first checking that you've been paid.

ruby*tuesday
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‎20-06-2021 12:30 AM

Sorry you were Scammed but yes we are well aware of all the Scams on here as we deal with them every day, answering Posts and helping both Buyers and Sellers who have problems of one sort or another.

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stuwa-6
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‎20-06-2021 12:44 AM
I was just saying that was the 1st time I do on ebay and 1st time and i got scammed and I know everyone knows about being scammed
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