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Question about Paypal safety
Posted By: Paul
I usually pay by Paypal directly through ebay's website. But, today, the seller sent me an invoice by email. I opened it and it had a link to an auction helper service which in turn had a link to paypal, and I paid through this link. (I know some sellers insist that you use an auction helper service, so this must happen fairly often). |
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Question about Paypal safety
Posted By: Jason Carota
The "httpS://" is usually a safe sign. What helper service was it? Vendio or something similar? |
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Question about Paypal safety
Posted By: davidcycleback
A test I use is to type in the wrong password. Only you and PayPal know |
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Question about Paypal safety
Posted By: Joey
The eBay toolbar has a button on it that is green on any eBay site including Paypal. Although I detest toolbars, this one would seem to protect you from that sort of scam. |
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Question about Paypal safety
Posted By: Dave Hornish
I only pay through the eBay site. I do not trust any e-mails I get from Pay Pal or Ebay that have links in them. You would think there would be some foolproof way around this problem with all the billions of dollars at stake for these companies. |
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Question about Paypal safety
Posted By: Paul
David, I like your idea of typing in the wrong password as a test. |
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Question about Paypal safety
Posted By: davidcycleback
Even if sellers have preferred special ways to pay (auction helper, |
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