Warning: New eBay/PayPal Scam

[Mr70]

Everyone's Better Around You JoeG.

[SuperNovaSS]

Why wouldn't they just paypal money to themselves and cash the check?


Jason

[GOAT72]

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Why wouldn't they just paypal money to themselves and cash the check?


Jason

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That's an excellent question, Jason.
One that had me scratchin' my head.

But as far as I can figure (and I could be wrong) is that a mailed check would constitute mail fraud, which brings the FBI into the fold.

The other thought is that the check would have to go to an address, which should be traceable. And a wire transfer would have to go to a legit bank account.

The scammers work Western Union, and they always request that or a Money Gram. Sp when you forward the "over pay" via WU, they grab it and run.

That's about all I can come up with.


Mac

[Canucklehead]

This is'nt a new scam, they've been doing this for quite sometime. I had that same e-mail early this year.

[All American Racer]

I had the same thing happen to me quite a few months ago also Canuck. What helped me see through this very official looking email was the Ebay warning that they will never ask you for your password or screen name. You see that warning over and over but it doesn't strike you until you get something like that in your mail. Kudos to Ebay for drilling that into peoples heads. The document looked realistic with the Ebay and PayPal logos but it was a clone!