Reply to: Paypal issues. Dodgy?

[expat]

I did look it up on dictionary.com, but it wasn't there. I couldn't be arsed to look anywhere else so posted on here. Further research reveals it to be a Scottish thing

"(Scottish and Northern England; colloq.)". Used in Scotland and England; possibly not common in your area, but you can still learn.

[NickFitz]

I know that the first paypal mail was a phishing mail and never used the link on it but what is strange is that it was asking me to login because my account had become 'limited' then 2 hours later I get an authentic mail from paypal saying that my account is limited.

I go to the paypal site ( not by following the link ) and login and that confirms that the paypal account is indeed limited.

Is that coincidence?

I get junk emails claiming that my PayPal account has been limited all the time. If for some reason my account was limited, I wouldn't be at all surprised to have received a scam email at about the same time.

[minestrone]

I know that the first paypal mail was a phishing mail and never used the link on it but what is strange is that it was asking me to login because my account had become 'limited' then 2 hours later I get an authentic mail from paypal saying that my account is limited.

I go to the paypal site ( not by following the link ) and login and that confirms that the paypal account is indeed limited.

Is that coincidence?

[DiscoStu]

Outside; beyond; outside of.

There are several online dictionaries available, which it should not be outwith your ability to consult yourself when you come across a word that you don't know

I did look it up on dictionary.com, but it wasn't there. I couldn't be arsed to look anywhere else so posted on here. Further research reveals it to be a Scottish thing

[expat]

Outwith?

Outside; beyond; outside of.

It is an opposite to "within"; another opposite to "within" is "without" but that may cause confusion with its other meaning, "not having".

There are several online dictionaries available, which it should not be outwith your ability to consult yourself when you come across a word that you don't know

[NickFitz]

How do I know if an email is really from PayPal?

Emails from PayPal always only come from a paypal.co.uk address. We will also only address you by your first name and last name. You can report any suspicious emails to spoof@paypal.com.

This text is included in genuine emails from PayPal. If the email you received relating to your PayPal UK account isn't from paypal.co.uk and/or doesn't include your first and last names, it's a scam.

Simples

[Fred Bloggs]

1 He can open a new Paypal account within about 5 minutes.

2 You can even send a Paypal payment to a non-paypal enabled email adress and he can then open up a new Paypal account to receive it if you like. I have done this myself when a stupid numpty sent payment to the wrong email address.

I'd not do as he says.

[Platypus]

Outwith?

Perhaps he's a foreign sort?

[DiscoStu]

Outwith?

[alreadypacked]

At 4:00 pm I get a mail from paypal.fr saying that my account might have been accessed by a third party so the account has been limited.
As it is from paypal.fr who I have never had dealings with I ignore it as spam

I also got a mail from paypal.fr, I don't have a paypal account

I am sure paypal have a process in place to fix this issue.

[SallyAnne]

190 squiggles.

Oh god - come on!!!!

Ask the guy to post you the item, and on receipt you'll pay direct into his bank.

When he laughs and says "no way!" say, well that's your answer from me too then!

Email paypal and see what's going on!

[BrilloPad]

190 squiggles.

Only an hour's work then. I would just pay up.

[cailin maith]

I got something on Ebay the other day and to cut a long story short the buyer has asked to make the transaction outwith paypal and just wondered what people think, here is the full story...

I place the bid at 2.00 pm.
At 4:00 pm I get a mail from paypal.fr saying that my account might have been accessed by a third party so the account has been limited.
As it is from paypal.fr who I have never had dealings with I ignore it as spam
I win the product and pay over paypal.
I get a confirmed payment email then a second email from paypal.co.uk saying that my account has been limited.
Guy mails me to say that the payment has been returned and his paypal account has been limited as well.
Guy asks me to pay into his bank account as it might take 2 weeks to unlock his account.

Now I do really want the product and it was a pretty decent price, the guy has had his account for 6 years and has been buying and selling similar stuff to what I have bought.

So, is this a known scam? Would you go through with it?

I take it if I pay into his account and he does not deliver then I have pretty much lost the money?

When I have had stuff before that I have been unsure of - I have forwarded the email to paypal to check. One rule of thumb is that paypal ALWAYS address you by your name - so I always get "Dear Ms Cailin Maith" - anything you get that doesn't address you by your name I'd guess is bollocks.

[minestrone]

depends on how much is money is involved, what's the amount?

190 squiggles.

[Bright Spark]

depends on how much is money is involved, what's the amount?