New classifieds scam

[Ucsdryder]

I saw this on sniper side. Apparently if a buyer pays with goods and services and you do not ship it to the address listed on PayPal they can dispute the charges and get a refund. A guy got scammed for $5000 by a guy who had him ship it to a different address than was listed on his PayPal, then claimed he never received the item.

 

[CorbLand]

Not really new but yes, you only ship to the address in PayPal if the person uses G&S.

 

[rclouse79]

If they stole $5000 from me and I was able to find their actual address via PayPal I would be tempted to pay them a visit.

 

[Ucsdryder]

If they. Stole $5000 from me and I was able to find their actual address via PayPal I would be tempted to pay them a visit.

I think it’s usually a mule or someone sitting on the house.

Maybe not new, but new to me.

 

[crich]

New or not good tip thanks for sharing

 

[Ishisube]

...if a buyer pays with goods and services and you do not ship it to the address listed on PayPal they can dispute the charges and get a refund.

If they want you to ship to a different address then they have to register that address with paypal, otherwise it's a no go.

 

[svivian]

another reason im leaning on not using paypal anymore...

 

[Ucsdryder]

another reason im leaning on not using paypal anymore...

Yeah I don’t get it. Pretty easy for PayPal to do a little investigation and see if the user lying. If it’s the same device he registered on, same ip, same phone number, etc. The problem is there isn’t a better option.

 

[svivian]

Yeah I don’t get it. Pretty easy for PayPal to do a little investigation and see if the user lying. If it’s the same device he registered on, same ip, same phone number, etc. The problem is there isn’t a better option.

Problem is its a gun and paypal frowns upon that and your account will be frozen

 

[ID_Snow]

Scumbags

 

[CanadianSpy980]

What's the address he shipped things to?? : )

 

[Chuckybmd]

Thanks for the heads up !

 

[DenimChicken]

This is an eBay thing too. I sell on eBay occasionally and I’ve had a couple people ask to ship to different addresses. It’s easy enough to change your PayPal address; if it doesn’t match I cancel the sale and relist item. If they’re interested they can rebuy.

 

[EsotericJunkie]

All the more reason not to use Paypal!!!

EJ

 

[Lsorum13]

Thanks for the warning on this!

 

[phobs]

Thanks for the warning, scammers are also getting more creative especially with AI assisted/generated photos.

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

Thanks for the word to the wise. Before reading this, if a buyer messaged me their address I would have just sent it there, now I know to ship only to the address on their account.