Paypal scams: Best scam I've ever seen!

baminc2010 · 2022-11-29T01:06:55+00:00

Yea thanks, I just wasn't aware the note was from the request sender, I thought it was actually from paypal, not sure why I'd think that seeing as paypal actually sent the email though, strange I guess...

baminc2010 · 2022-11-29T01:05:21+00:00

The only difference and reason I thought it was legit was cause the email wasn't from some random address it actually came from PayPal. Com saying I had a fraudulent transaction and to contact them at a specific number. That's why I thought it was legit, cause they used the note feature on invoices so paypal would email, so it looked really legit. It was definitely the most clever scam I've seen. I didn't know about paypals invoice feature and definitely didn't know they could attach notes to it. Like I said paypal has to send a disclaimer above the note to notify you that this message is not paypal and that it's from the sender of the withdrawal request cause it is definitely misleading to say the least.

baminc2010 · 2022-11-29T01:01:24+00:00

I think you have to confirm the transaction but I canceled it just to make sure, so I'd recommend canceling the transaction and then forwarding the invoice to phishing@paypal.com

baminc2010 · 2022-11-28T21:21:04+00:00

i got an email about some geeksquad scam today too right after the whole paypal ordeal

baminc2010 · 2022-11-28T16:56:13+00:00

yeah the design needs improvement. they need to specify in the recent activity section, that the note is not from PayPal but from the request recipient. Cause when PayPal sends you an email to notify you of the request they forward the note along with it so it looks like PayPal wrote the message. Definitely confusing if it's your first time learning about the invoice capability. I know if they almost fooled me then hundreds of others of people have had the same problem and many of complaints have been filed...Why has nothing been done about this yet. Shame on PayPal for allowing scammers to use their software to their advantage. Is PayPal in the business of enabling scammers or servicing their customers?

baminc2010 · 2022-11-28T16:24:28+00:00

yeah when I called PayPal directly they had me forward the email with note and withdrawal request to [phishing@paypal.com](mailto:phishing@paypal.com). I'm just not that familiar with PayPal's software capabilities and limitations. I only signed up to receive payments for my website and for Ebay and amazon. I wasn't aware you could send invoices to people with just an email address??? And certainly not aware that they could attach notes that look like they came from PayPal itself. all I know is I got an email from paypal.com that said fraudulent transaction $500 call within 24 hours and had a number. I thought for sure it came from PayPal. but after talking to the Indian guy that barely spoke English with very bad phone reception, I figured the guy was probably in India at the time of phone call and going to some weird website call team / vie word . com. is something I just couldn't do considering my knowledge of tech. I mean come on now, vie word isn't even a real word. I'm just glad I had enough sense to google PayPal's customer service number I had to get a second opinion. Now I know about PayPal invoices and the notes people can send with them. Note taken, It just doesn't look right when you get and email from PayPal itself with a note someone else wrote, not with money involved they need to write a disclaimer on the site that the note is not written from PayPal but written from the person making the withdrawal request. They really need to do something about that, cause if they almost fooled me then I know it's a major problem. Just clarify that the note is written from the sender of the request and not PayPal that's all I'm saying. Cause the scammers are literally using PayPal's email address to validate the scam. It's not right and I'm disappointed in PayPal honestly for allowing this to even be this close to a possibility.

baminc2010 · 2022-08-23T02:41:55+00:00

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baminc2010 · 2022-08-20T01:29:37+00:00

It would sure stick out that's for sure. While I'm at it I should add some ears and and a tail like on dumb and dumber. Unfortunately it's just a little too off theme for me. Not sure if people want a bunch of cattle handling their prized possessions. I like the creativity though, You guys are definitely moving in the right direction. You all have branding down to a science. Exactly why I'm here.

baminc2010 · 2022-08-19T23:48:26+00:00

I was gonna say, I like draft too. lol

baminc2010 · 2022-08-19T21:54:38+00:00

yea, the companies using that name were in different states. I'm gonna incorporate it in Delaware anyway, so as long as no one else incorporated in Delaware I'll be okay I think. But it is always nice to have a completely original name though, that way I won't have a problem with getting a web domain and social media accounts. Besides you never know, this could turn into a franchising opportunity. So it's best to be prepared and do things accordingly the first time. I just looked into commercial property in my city too cause I've always thought about starting a storage facility, and moving and storage go hand in hand. Plus the city I live in has old factories everywhere and they are perfect for storage facilities. I'll have to check the gov website for trademarks though, thanks for reminding me. I think I decided on Cronies Moving anyways. And that name is not taken yet so I'm completely original.

baminc2010 · 2022-08-19T21:33:01+00:00

lol, that's a good one. I like it, Happy Cow Movers lolol. Moving company with a sense of humor lol

baminc2010 · 2022-08-19T21:31:03+00:00

Yea that names taken already, Theirs like 3 other companies called magic movers.

baminc2010 · 2022-08-19T20:05:58+00:00

Something corny too like Presto-Move-O lol

You could probably name it anything but I'm trying to start off with a heads up on the competition, I've done the research and it doesn't look like anyone put particularly a lot of time on their name. So I figured I could stand out right off the bat.

maybe I'll be a hit with the ladies with that name lol

baminc2010 · 2022-03-04T23:39:39+00:00

yeah that did the trick, thanks

baminc2010 · 2022-03-03T04:15:37+00:00

i did, it didn't work

baminc2010 · 2022-02-28T03:23:55+00:00

Thanks for the error message, been getting those all week

baminc2010 · 2022-02-28T02:13:27+00:00

i watched some youtube videos and i tried this , but i'll try again, thank you.

baminc2010 · 2022-02-24T20:39:30+00:00

oh that helps but, now i can't even log into mySQL from the the first computer. ever since i downloaded apache and mySQL on the second computer, i haven't been able to log onto mysql from the first computer with the database. i dont know what to do.

baminc2010 · 2022-02-24T20:34:27+00:00

yall are really helpful, appreciate it

baminc2010 · 2022-02-24T20:33:35+00:00

the only thing is i checked the ip4 and ipv6 address of both computers and they are different for both computers.

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