Follow up to PayPal issue
 

If you read my post from 3 weeks ago, someone sent me money into my PayPal account for their rent. I tried for three weeks to get ahold of them by email and text with no response. I messaged PayPal and they said it was out of their hands. Yesterday, I finally got an email from someone that was odd. Nothing in subject line and no signature. It just said to return the money which I want to do but am still wary about this. I emailed back and asked for a phone number but have not received an answer. Should I just send it back (not sure how)? Who would leave their rent money in someone else’s account and not answer texts or emails. Just very strange to me.
Thanks

PayPal will fix, not an individual.

If they want their money back they will give you a phone number or anything else that is reasonable.

Scam alert

There is a simple way to get wrong payment back thru PayPal.
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In a company the size of PayPal, this sort of thing happens all of the time.

It is not worth their while to follow up and resolve each incident separately but, unless they suspect fraud, the person who is missing the funds should have been reimbursed by now.

If you don't feel happy pocketing the money, wait a year then donate it to charity (via PayPal).

We already told you when this first happened - if PAYPAL isn't able to resolve, then don't worry about it. It's not your responsibility.

If the money is legit, then PAYPAL will resolve it. If PAYPAL isn't resolving it, then it's not a legitimate situation.

Stop e-mailing them. Every time you try to contact the individual people, you are validating their assumption that you're an easy target and will try to scam you again. Or worse - they'll sell your e-mail, name, and whatever other information you've already given them, to thousands of other scammers, who will try to scam you over and over and over again.

I agree, something smells bad about this situation. If the person wants their money back they will be more forthcoming with information. Have you had this money transferred to your bank account or is it still being held by PayPal?

They got you biting, don’t take the hook, line, and sinker. :pray:Once they got you’re bank account the bait bucket will be empty.

How would they get “you are” bank account?

The reason you keep getting calls every week, is because you keep "playing along with them." If you had refused to play along with them from the very start, you would've stopped getting those calls a long time ago.

You aren't winning every time. You are losing every time. Every single time they call you AGAIN - you have already lost. You might not be out money, but you're out convenience, privacy, time, effort, and energy. Of course if none of those things have any value to you, then have at it.

Forward the email to PayPal and just tell them to sort it.
Do not try to return the money yourself.
I would have no dealings with anyone other than PayPal.
It really sounds as if your account/computer is possibly compromised.
I have never known PayPal refuse to deal with a problem.
Big or small.

Me neither. I would be on the phone talking to PayPal and not email or text. Something stinks.

this has scam written all over it, let it go

Therapy fee.
 

Two sayings come to mind
1. Don't be a glutton for punishment
2. No good deed goes unpunished
session over.

It's a scam .... Quit correponding !!

Reminds me of the call I received about a year or so ago from a supposed Microsoft rep. Fella had an Indian accent and was telling me my computer had sent error messages to Microsoft and he was going fix the issue(s) if I could give him access. I broke out laughing telling him he was trying to scam me. He played the "I'm insulted" card. The conversation didn't last very long.

Why not just withdraw the money from your PP account. This sort of thing happened to me several years ago. PP was worthless in dealing with it then as they seem to be now. Believe you should assume your account has been compromised and change your password. .

My recommendation would be to Close your PayPal account and Stop communication with anyone other than PayPal on the matter.

You can’t close an account with a balance.

Agree!

“I saw dollar the other day, but the wind just blow it away!” Going back to Houston, Houston, Houston.

Have you thought about withdrawal of all your funds from the account and then closing your account. You could keep the money that was incorrectly credited to you in abeyance in the event that a proper path of return is determined. Also, keep and document all correspondence concerning this issue in the event it is necessary to defend yourself in the future.

I got that scam Microsoft call too!
 

I told them that I wanted to call Microsoft to verify. They told me "don't call Microsoft, they won't answer the call!"
That's when I knew it was a scam!
😱

Ironically, that may have been the only true thing they told you.

Contact pay pal via phone

Check with Seniors against Crime 362-689-4600, before doing anything, then report it to Sheriff’s Dept. In your respective County.

Good grief. It sounds like a scam.

Scam

PayPal
 

PayPal won’t do anything

PayPal
 

I did not make the payment, they did

PayPal
 

I don’t intend to do anything with this money, I just don’t want to get scammed

PayPal
 

Still in PayPal

PayPal
 

Bank account not connected, only credit card

PayPal
 

They are not talking to anyone at this time due to Covid

It’s a scam. The money was sent to you using a stolen credit card. Then if you return it, it will go onto their personal card. Happened to my husband on his Venmo account which is owned by PayPal. He discovered the scam through a google search. The money is still sitting in his account.

Interesting, what’s the solution?

My 89 yr old Mom was defrauded out of $200 from a company using Paypal. She doesn't have a paypal account but tbe company used paypal to process her order. She never received the goods and it is impossible to get Paypal to respond or to talk to anyone.

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Sounds like a Scam, be careful. I would just leave the money untouched until PayPal gets in touch with you.