PAYPAL MESSED UP. YOU GUYS DON'T NEED TO READ THE REST!
So I was reading up on this paypal scam the other day that people fake the email that they sent you money. I was about to send a plastic to this guy this morning and finally decided to check my paypal account. No money in the account. Nothing received. I have to go into further details and call paypal this morning! If I am wrong I will apologize but I'm not getting this vibe right now.
Actually $8 bucks is quite the right amount. People don't think twice about looking in their paypal account. It's also missing the transaction ID and the wording to check the details are different than other emails I have received. I know this guy was looking for a topper! He also told me he would buy my machine if I was closer.
I would always recommend checking your PayPal account.
First, when the buyer sends you money you want to verify it has actually cleared. Second, PayPal only offer protection when you ship to a PayPal confirmed address, like the actual billing address of the person using the credit card or bank account.
Still good info, thanks for sharing.
Quoted from Piparoo:suppose those could just be differences between US and Canada paypal...
+1 this...
Just ask PayPal.... $8 is a silly scam if it was.
The scam is not likely the $8, it is likely to get you to click "claim your money" and enter your password. That's when the real money comes in
Quoted from ovfdfireman:The scam is not likely the $8, it is likely to get you to click "claim your money" and enter your password. That's when the real money comes in
I got caught that way myself, entering my password on a non-paypal site. But I realized what I had done immediately and changed my password before anything happened.
Quoted from flashinstinct:Called Paypal this user is a SCAMMER!!!! BEWARE of ** name removed **. Now can someone ban this guy!
contact a mod
I wouldn't jump the gun to fast. The same thing happened to me from a well known pinsider here a few weeks ago and I had already rush shipped the item. It turned out to be pay pals delay on updating the info.
A few years ago I had a guy in france purchase some motorcycle parts from me. He sent me the fake paypal email saying he paid me. I of course looked and saw no payment.
It was funny because he kept insisting he paid me and was wondering where his parts were.
As a general rule, a seller should ALWAYS make sure they have received payment from PayPal before sending anything out.
Guy keeps telling me this is a misunderstanding.....he's saying on his end that I have not claimed the funds.... we will see.... *elevator music*
Could it be he's in the middle of a similar phishing scam, and he thought he was using the 'real' site to send you money when he had actually been phished, and the secondary scammer is trying to take you by way of setting him up as a stool pigeon?
Quoted from tamoore:Could it be he's in the middle of a similar phishing scam, and he thought he was using the 'real' site to send you money when he had actually been phished, and the secondary scammer is trying to take you by way of setting him up as a stool pigeon?
I'm getting to the bottom of this now. Usually paypal communication starts with your first and last name... not this email.....it's says "Dear [my email]"...
I have verified that the guy does live at that address by doing a reversed address check up. So I am stumped right now.
When you hover over the "Claim your money now", what url does it show? (without actually clicking it so you don't get tracked).
On the phone with paypal again...apparently they are having some "glitches" with there system! Please wait for more...this guy might be legit.
OK so here is what happened. Paypal said they were having problems with their username system with an update they made. Apparently I'm the anomaly in the system. My primary email was reversed to my secondary email. So when nintendoguy1982 sent me the money it got defaulted to the email I had changed but my account was back to the old email. So when I received the email it was like I didn't have a paypal account. Hence this email at the top to "claim money".
In other words PAYPAL MESSED UP! Let me be the first to apologize to nintendoguy1982.
I was led to believe by paypal that this was fraudlulent.
Same thing happened to me a few days ago. Totally on PayPal's side. Also the claim your money email is a legit PayPal email - you receive this version when it goes to your second email on file or a non-verified email address.
Thanks for posting an update. Good to hear you have not been scammed by another Pinsider. That would have been a first (as far as I know) and I hope we can keep the counter at zero. I have replaced references to this users name from the thread, just to make sure no one doing a quick check on Google would find this poor Pinsider in association with a scam topic. I will also edit the topic url.
Glad it worked out. You honestly had me a little nervous. I just sent out a Kate Spade bag I sold on eBay yesterday, and I started second guessing whether or not I had actually been paid for it. Turns out everything is just dandy. 
I even offered the guy a sticker sheet but he says he just wants the plastic. He's going to get one anyways!
Wow didn't realize you threw all my legit information out there. Thanks for the apology as I am a legit buyer and have a great reputation on KLOV and was hoping to have a great rep here because I am new to pins. But hopefully all of my transactions are not this crazy.
Quoted from flashinstinct:I even offered the guy a sticker sheet but he says he just wants the plastic. He's going to get one anyways!
I'd send him a refund and send him the plastic.
Quoted from Kevgascan:I'd send him a refund and send him the plastic.
Even better. Refund sent. Plastic in the mail tonight!
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Glad it's all legit.
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