The Best Way to Avoid Paypal Scams
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


Defined Tag: Paypal Scams.

With the internet so wide spread, it was only a matter of time before scam artists, crooks and conmen would begin to take advantage of the naivety of those who browse the World Wide Web. Chances are that you have heard of the dangers of identity theft and people stealing your credit card information from the time you spend watching the news, but did you know that people can also drain your bank and credit card accounts through Paypal? Yes, since Paypal is directly tied to your credit card and your bank account, a criminal could easily access your Paypal account through one of the many Paypal scams and steal all of your savings in a split second. If you do not want to fall victim to any of the current Paypal scams, now is the time to pay attention.

Paypal scams have been rather prevalent for quite some time now, but it has not been until recently that they have begun to increase in magnitude. One of the classic Paypal scams involves the use of fake emails that have been sent by someone claiming to be from either eBay or from Paypal itself. A gullible person would then unknowingly send all of their sensitive information to the scam artist and would suddenly realize that they had lost everything. Therefore, you should always make sure that you know exactly where your emails are coming from if you want to avoid Paypal scams.

More recently, scams have occurred that involve individuals using the automated payment function of Paypal itself. When paying for something, most people simply click “yes” “yes” “yes” and then think they are done, but with scams, one of those pages that most people simply skip over states that the person you are paying has signed you up for automated payments. If you do not read about these automated payment programs, Paypal scam artists can easily slip in some information that they will be automatically withdrawing large portions of money from your account on a daily basis – sending you to the poorhouse in no time if you are not careful.

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