Religiously speaking, can sending a paypal money request make me vulnerable to be cheated by the payer?
Ok, sorry if you've seen my question on this already, but.. I sold a car to someone in Japan (I know that has scam written all over it, but it is a luxury SUV which can not be purchased in Japan which is why it's easy for me to believe it would be purchased by an international buyer) So I need to send a Paypal money request to the buyer, but I am wondering if that would open a window or give any information to the recipient which could be used to cheat me? Just so you know, it's not the prince of Nigeria, and I have not been prompted to pay anything in advance or return. I will not ship the vehicle until the money is safely in my bank account. I just want to know if any of the information shown in the request could be used against me. Thanks. Thanks for your answers. If I get cheated, I'm holding you all responsible and sending you all Paypal money requests.
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no....wrong board
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No. It's safe.
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Get a friend to send you Paypal request for a dollar and see what happens. Paypal is the *safest* form of payment in existence. There's no information exchanged besides the money, ever.
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Security is a fairy tale.
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If you send the request through the eBay/PayPal system there is no personal information provided to the buyer. I have a feeling you are going to find doing the customs paperwork a lot of trouble and when the buyer gets that, he will know your name and address.
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I got myself a pre-paid credit card, because i thought that Paypal wanted to know too much. (I can always chuck it in the bin and fork out a couple of quid for a new one if it comes to it) I mean who the hell are they anyway? Their website looks like it was knocked up for fifty pence.
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No, a request won't give them anything but your e-mail address. But yeah, this has scam written all over it. People who can afford to buy luxury SUVs not available in Japan go through registered brokers and shippers -- there is a lot more to the transaction than simply putting it on a boat (it's going to have to have equipment modifications done to be legal to drive in Japan, customs details are numerous, there is import duty to pay, etc.). They don't buy them off e-bay. Watch out for spoofed PayPal e-mails saying the money is in your account -- they're easy to do and very common. Wait at least 30 days from the time you transfer the money from your PayPal account into a real bank account and it's confirmed to be in there before you do anything. And good luck... Peace.
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Yes you can get scammed - very easily. It happens all the time Once you send your request, they will send you a fake Paypal email linking you to a fake Paypal site, where you enter your information and you've just given your login details to the scammer who will empty your account within minutes Do not trust any emails you receive from Paypal as these are very easily spoofed. If you get anything about a payment, close the message then go to Paypal.com and login to your account. If there is no money in your account, then it was never sent no matter what that email said. Also Paypal will never ask you for tracking numbers - so any email asking you to send the tracking/shipment number before your account is credited is always a scam For a car, DO NOT accept Paypal. Have this person to an international wire transfer from their bank to your bank. That's it. It's too easy for newbies to get scammed by spoof Paypal emails and fake sites.
