Ebay and Paypal Scammers

Ebay and Paypal are a great way to buy and sell goods. You can buy what you want easily. You can pay for what you want with ease. But there are people who sign up for ebay or paypal; for the sole reason of taking people for everything they have. Ebay and paypal do what they can to stop fraud. But you can't catch everyone, when millions of people use ebay and paypal. There are people out there, who will put a deal that is too good to be true for a few thousand dollars. People always look for a good deal, that's what ebay is all about, finding bargains. Some unsuspecting person, buys the item for a big price and never gets the item. Scammers try and pull this con off everyday. The sad thing is, people fall for it all the time.

Look at feedback. If the person has 0-3 for a feedback number, be weary. That member has not been there long enough to be trusted with a big money deal. Always look through the sellers feedback with a fine tooth comb. Some people will give good feedback, but write something negative about the seller. Some people just don't leave neutral or negative comments. So make sure you read through buyers comments in the feedback. Don't just look at how many positive feedback they have.

Fake ebay or paypal emails, watch out for these. This is a popular one, the scammers actually try to scare you in to believing the email is real. Ebay and paypal do not send fake emails. Scammers actually make ebay or paypal emails, they usually look identical to the real thing. These fake emails look so much like the real thing, there are only a few ways to tell the difference. Here are some clues to look out for, so you don't get scammed in to believing these emails.

1. Ebay and paypal, would never ask for your personal information through email communication.

2. Some emails will look like they are from ebay or paypal, the scammers try and force you to sign in. They are not real emails. They say things like, "you have been suspended" and you need to log in right away to fix the problem. Or that someone has logged in with a weird IP address and your account might have been stolen. They give lots of reasons to try and scam you into believing that the email is serious and needs your immediate attention. When you click onto the email link; it brings you to a webpage that looks just like ebay or paypal. It will ask you to log in, then it will bring you to a screen that asks for all kinds of personal information. It will ask for your social security number, bank account info, even your pin number for your bank card.

Always look at the web address the link in the email brought you to. If its not www.ebay.com/abunchofotherstuffhere or www.paypal.com/abunchofotherstuffhere , then its not a real email. Ebay and paypal will never ask you for your personal information through an email.

3. You may get an email that claims you have won or sold something on ebay. It may be a paypal or ebay email look alike. This is a fake email. If you click on the links in the email, they will not bring you to paypal or ebay's website. That is key; if the email doesn't bring you to paypal or ebay websites, it's a fake email and should be reported.

If you get any emails that you think may be fraud, forward it along with the header to spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com

4. If you are a seller in large dollar items, you may be familiar with this next one. Someone buys an item from you with 0-3 feedback. The buyer pays for the item. The seller ships the item and it's business as usual. Until you find that the credit card was stolen and your paypal balance is negative $500.00. Now you end up losing the money and the big money item.

The way to prevent credit card fraud on paypal is; open a business or premier business paypal account. It will protect you against credit card fraud on paypal. It's free to sign up for this paypal account. Most people have a personal paypal account and you are not covered for credit card theft with a regular paypal account.

If you don't have a business or premier account on paypal; you would have to pay for the negative balance and eat the price of the large dollar item. You would lose twice everytime. No business could survive on that. Do your self a favor and open a free business or premier account on paypal.

Just remember, don't let these creeps keep floating around. Don't let scammers keep ripping innocent people off. Report them right away. The sooner you report them, the sooner they will be caught. Report them to the email addresses I have provided. If you like, contact ebay or paypal directly. But if we don't report these guys, they will always be there. It takes 2 minutes to report them. Take that time out for it. Next time those creeps try and scam someone, it may be you or someone you love.