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I have a paypal account set up without a bank. My idea was i would just use this paypal for prepaid debit cards only.
Only problem is to add funds to paypal i believe you have to transfer it from your bank account. is there any way i can just send money from my pre-paid debit cards to my paypal balance?
So far the only way ive been able to do this is buy something from a certain website with my debit card, and then cancel the order, they then refund the money to my paypal.
Yeah i was thinking the same, or like some sort of web service that you pay using your debit card and it will automaticly add that amount of money youve payed with your debit card to the paypal account.
Just add donations to your account and donate to yourself. Make sure you get the email link.
Once you do that, either create a fake web page that sits on your desktop containing only the link (can be done in notepad) or email the link to yourself.
Dont i need to donate using another paypal account? How can i donate strait from a prepaid debit card?
hey thanks! Yeah i do need a different email to do this, but i think ill manage to figure it out. I actually did try and donate the remainder of what i had on a card to you (15 cents lol) but i think yours only accepts GBP?
thanks again.
well, the trick is;
setup 2 personal accounts.
add a card to account a) and make a payment to account b)
accept the payment on account b) and you now have money in the kitty.
however, you'll get charged a fee, so after accepting, refund it, and you'll get the money on the paypal balance in account a) with no fees
1. you won't get charged a fee but only up to 5 times a year :/
2. paypal doesn't officially allow you to have two personal accounts (it can be 1 personal and 1 premier or business)
so if i do this refund thing, wont it just charge me a fee to refund it back?
There isnt a "refund" button now is there? so wouldnt refunding just be like donating the same amount back?
yes, there's a refund button; if someone pays you, you can refund that transaction; the money goes into their paypal balance and paypal take no fees
So I have my Macbook on my local Craigslist, a buy/sell/trade site here in the States. This site has been plagued with an influx of fake people with fake money sending around fake PayPal emails.
Unfortunately, I'm all to familiar with these scams, which all seem to originate from Nigeria. Here's my most recent exchange:
I am interested in this item,is it still available for sale?get back
as soon as possible.
Richie Mo ,
[email protected].
768-098-0981
Thanks.
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Of course, it's a fake number...
Since your number is from Wisconsin, you can look at my eBay listing. I will not ship the product outside of eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160476416750&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
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THIS IS THE THING TO LOOK OUT FOR: (I was listed below $2000)
Thanks for the urgent response,with a good condition of this item and i am okay with the price,i will like to purchase it for someone ,i will offer you $2100usd and $100usd for the shipping through USPS(EMS) and i cannot make cash for this transactions due to nature of my job as a doctor.Therefore it will be very easy for to make payment for this item via paypal just because registered with them,i will like you to get back to me with your registered paypal email account for the payment of the item.
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I will be willing to use PayPal, but only through the Buy It Now feature of eBay. Follow this link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160476610985&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
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just give me your paypal id now i will make the payment.thanks
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Why are you so against using eBay?
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ebay is very stressful that is why i decided to buy on craiglist,so i will like you to get back to me with your paypal id for the payment.thanks
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So I decided to have some fun. Already knew it was fake:
My paypal is the same as this email address. I will ship as soon as I can see the money in my account, and have successfully transferred it to my bank account.
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ok,i will make the payment now.thanks
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Dear Sean *********@gmail.com,
You've got a funds of $2,200.00 USD from Richie Mo ([email protected]),
Thanks for using PayPal. To see all the transaction details, log in to your PayPal account.
It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account please follow the new PayPal policy.
Seller
*********@gmail.com, Note to seller
Please get the Item ship out today asap through USPS (EMS).
Buyer Shipping Address. - confirmed
Okubadejo Hamed.A.
No 20 sapon road,
Abeokuta,
Ogun State,
Nigeria,
110001.
Transaction ID: 0TR19308DU070732T
Description Unit price Qty Amount
Macbook Pro 17 inch
$2,100.00 USD 1
$2,100.00 USD
Shipment Fees :
$100.00USD
Total $2,200.00 USD
Issues with this transaction.
This is to inform you that you are required to ship the item to the address above via USPS (EMS) and get back to us with the relevant information which you will be provided at the post office after the package has been shipped, you are requested to email us the tracking number.
As soon as we have received the details from you, we will credit a sum of $2,200.00 USD to your PayPal account.
Below is the address where the buyer like the item ship out to.
Buyer Shipping Address. - confirmed
Okubadejo Hamed.A.
No 20 sapon road,
Abeokuta,
Ogun State,
Nigeria,
110001.
Please note:
We wish to inform you that [email protected] has made the payment of $2,200.00 USD to your account and the money is still in pending and we mandated you to ship the item before your account will be credited with the total sum of $2,200.00 USD.
This payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been "APPROVED" but will not be credited into your account until the shipment tracking number that will be given to you at the Post Office after you send the package send to us for the verification at our customer care:[email protected] as to secure both the buyer and the seller.
Below are the relevant information required before your account will be credited:
All you have to do is to reply directly to this mail with the Tracking # provided at the Post Office Nearest to you.You can get more information on this once the details has been sent to us and verified, you will receive a "CONFIRMATION" E-mail" fromPayPal® Service informing you that your account has been credited with $2,200.00 USD .The Transaction will appear in your PayPal account Overview as Richie Mo after the Tracking Number have been verified.
Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect both the Buyer and the Seller.We apologize for the inconvenience this might have caused you.
PayPal would be responsible for any loss incurred during the course of this transaction.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
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I bolded the suspicious lines, as these are the "red flags" that I look for (for good reason). Notice the HORRIBLE grammar and spelling. PayPal is a professional company, and they take great care to promote that image. As far as I know, all their emails are computer-generated.
So here's my response to "Richie Mo":
Nice try! It's a shame that you're a scammer, because it's a really nice computer. Those paypal emails are fake, I know for a fact. I am not new to craigslist at all, and I've turned down better fakes than you on the daily. Thank you for giving me a good laugh though!
Die slowly in a fire. Thank you!
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That was all yesterday. I wake up this morning, check my email, and guess who's online in GTalk? This was fun:
me: Hey, hows my favorite scammer today?
Richie: pls who are U?
me: the guy you tried to scam yesterday
Richie: pls am not a scammer
Richie: since you told m,e you are not interested in my transaction again
Richie: i hv cancell the money
me: you sent me FAKE paypal emails. im not stupid
Richie: pls i am not send you anythin. it is frm paypal
me: I know you werent sending me anything, it was fake
Richie: not a scammer
Richie: no
me: lol
Richie: it is real. if you want to deal with me
me: i do
Richie: i can resend the money to you ok
me: lol
me: no
me: I want to get rid of you
me: you are filth
me: scum
Richie: ok. i agree with you
Richie: pls i want to make a friend with you
Richie: you wil help me collect item for US
Richie: deal or not
me: Here's where you're fake: a paypal email will come from [email protected], yours came from @officemail.net
Richie: it base on perc
me: you can buy it on ebay
Richie: leave that
Richie: i want to make a deal with you
me: I want you to send me REAL money, not some fake ass email
Richie: i want to help colect item for US
Richie: pls leave all hat 4 now
Richie: i want u to help me colect item for US
Richie: you will be given a %
Richie: when you collec the money
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I'm fairly certain he was trying to recruit me. Lol.
Sorry, this was pretty long, but I hope you all get a good laugh out of this too (and maybe learn to save your ass one day from the likes of scams)
WOW that's great but the sad part is so many people fall for it that's why they keep doing it. Glad u used some common sense with this.
haha i probaly would have fel for it or just hav said buy it form ebay just because its simpler even if i didnt know it was a scam
oh and haha at the end convo
pm me his gmail id....so i can have some fun too =)
Did anyone else use a fake Nigerian accent in their head while reading the part of Richie? I worked at a music store for years and dealt with that. Persistent f*cks aren't they? Never fell for any of it.
nice read...
good day.
jersey_609 said:
WOW that's great but the sad part is so many people fall for it that's why they keep doing it. Glad u used some common sense with this.
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I've been around the block a few times. I've had similar attempts on several different items in the past. One was a man offering more than asked plus $100 for shipping, but to his "daughter in west africa as a missionary". The sale was for a Behringer mixer for DJ-ing.
I hope that I have enlightened you all to the warnings and red flags to look for so this doesn't happen to you.
MacaronyMax said:
haha i probaly would have fel for it or just hav said buy it form ebay just because its simpler even if i didnt know it was a scam
oh and haha at the end convo
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eBay, at least in my head, is a safer way to deal with it because there's a third party involved. This all might be an illusion, but he sure seemed to hate the idea.
Diamond_dawg said:
pm me his gmail id....so i can have some fun too =)
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You have no reason to. Leave "Richie" alone lol
chopper the dog said:
Did anyone else use a fake Nigerian accent in their head while reading the part of Richie? I worked at a music store for years and dealt with that. Persistent f*ucks aren't they? Never fell for any of it.
nice read...
good day.
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Too funny! I was thinking of the "They eat the poopoos" accent, so not too far off lol
so you stole $2200 from a poor african and ur bragging about it
^^^????????? he didn't steal no money someone was trying to scam him he's not Richie
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so you stole $2200 from a poor african and ur bragging about it
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Unfortunately, the attempt was the opposite.
If I had $2200, I'd be partying too hard to visit xda to post this lol
I love it when people post stuff about scammers!
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I love it when people post stuff about scammers!
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Same here, its good to show people it still happens.. Just a shame alot of people do fall for it..
I ALWAYS get those emails every time I post an Ad on Craigslist. I know its a scammer because they always refer to what your selling as an "item" not with "Hey do you still have the evo? Will you take $50 for it?" like the typical low ballers.
Such a shame. What I wouldn't give to meet a scammer like that and make them cry. My brother-in-law was a spammer, but that's more respectful.
hmm..
<sarcasm>I would have done the following (knowing it was a scam...)
I think it may be legal to send bodily fluids and feaces as long as it is packaged in such a way that odours are not emmited, and it doesn't leak.
Get a macbook box, just for fun, use it as my toilet for a day, package it all up properly of course. And send it to that address. Be interesting to see what happens when they did get the USPS tracking number </sarcasm>
I don't like scammers....
I'm fairly certain that isn't legal. I was planning on sending an empty box with too little postage and no return address, forcing "Richie" to foot the bill.
(I know it isn't but I guess sarcasm does not carry over the internet to well!)
Its a shame google maps doesn't have much coverage on Nigeria, could pop a nice little map marker on for all to see that scammer lives here.... That would be an interesting layer.
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Such a shame. What I wouldn't give to meet a scammer like that and make them cry. My brother-in-law was a spammer, but that's more respectful.
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Hahaha yeah i supose it is
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(I know it isn't but I guess sarcasm does not carry over the internet to well!)
Its a shame google maps doesn't have much coverage on Nigeria, could pop a nice little map marker on for all to see that scammer lives here.... That would be an interesting layer.
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Very true lol. That would be very interesting, have a community-driven layer of known scamming addresses to check against.
wow. the nerve of some people.
It did give me a laugh though! I'm glad you knew it was a scammer (although it was pretty obvious)
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I'm fairly certain that isn't legal. I was planning on sending an empty box with too little postage and no return address, forcing "Richie" to foot the bill.
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Hehe thats a good idea
Ok guys so I sold a few things at the end of last week, was able to take payments fine. Yesterday I tried to transfer the cash to my checking account and it went fine. So I wake up this morning and am on my way to get to the post office to ship everything off and I decide just to check paypal for some reason. Amazingly I see that paypal has reversed my withdraw and permanently suspended my acount. So after 3 calls I was able to get everyone's money back to them.
What I want to know is what is the best way to accept payment NOT paypal? Both Amazon payments and google checkout say that the first payment can take between 2 weeks and 60 days. And I don't want to wait that long obviously so what are the other options?
That really sucks. Did they give you a reason for locking the account?
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Bank Transfer?
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Ok guys so I sold a few things at the end of last week, was able to take payments fine. Yesterday I tried to transfer the cash to my checking account and it went fine. So I wake up this morning and am on my way to get to the post office to ship everything off and I decide just to check paypal for some reason. Amazingly I see that paypal has reversed my withdraw and permanently suspended my acount. So after 3 calls I was able to get everyone's money back to them.
What I want to know is what is the best way to accept payment NOT paypal? Both Amazon payments and google checkout say that the first payment can take between 2 weeks and 60 days. And I don't want to wait that long obviously so what are the other options?
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It may be from a lot of activity on your account. They locked my account once and I called and they said in the last 3 days I had did over $1,000 transfers and that was fishy/questionable....so they just lifted the hold and I have been good ever since than.
Do you have a personal account on paypal or a business account. I think that makes somewhat of a difference.
Also I think a lot of people have been successful with bank transfers.
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This happened to me that's why I don't use them
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just get started on your first amazon payments transaction. after that it'll be quicker.
Even if you find a better way, in a month or 2 you'll at least have a backup option.
Paypal and ebay are starting to piss me off too. Thinking about quitting ebay altogether.
I have a pp business acct (not sure how, but i do) and haven't had an issue like this.
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It may be from a lot of activity on your account. They locked my account once and I called and they said in the last 3 days I had did over $1,000 transfers and that was fishy/questionable....so they just lifted the hold and I have been good ever since than.
Do you have a personal account on paypal or a business account. I think that makes somewhat of a difference.
Also I think a lot of people have been successful with bank transfers.
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It was definitely over $1000 but they gave me no option to explain anything they said my account activity was suspicious and therefor closed my account.
And about bank transfers, might as well be Western Union. Who on here is really going to do that?
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just get started on your first amazon payments transaction. after that it'll be quicker.
Even if you find a better way, in a month or 2 you'll at least have a backup option.
Paypal and ebay are starting to piss me off too. Thinking about quitting ebay altogether.
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Ebay is basically legal rape.
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knux11 said:
just get started on your first amazon payments transaction. after that it'll be quicker.
Even if you find a better way, in a month or 2 you'll at least have a backup option.
Paypal and ebay are starting to piss me off too. Thinking about quitting ebay altogether.
I have a pp business acct (not sure how, but i do) and haven't had an issue like this.
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Ya I quit PayPal so that means I automatically quit eBay since they only allow PayPal.
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It was definitely over $1000 but they gave me no option to explain anything they said my account activity was suspicious and therefor closed my account.
And about bank transfers, might as well be Western Union. Who on here is really going to do that?
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I figured it was.... that happened to me about 2 months ago but I just logged in and they had a hold on my funds so I called and spoke to a supervisor and he said it was suspicious activity and I said I had money coming from reimbursements blah blah blah and they lifted it and said make sure u have a note when u do such transactions.
Bank transactions are sorta like Western union. I only seen one transaction done with that. The closest Western union to me is a hr away.
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Ya I quit PayPal so that means I automatically quit eBay since they only allow PayPal.
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I'm surprised they didn't give you a call. I too had done over $1000 in transactions in a matter of days. A representative called me to see what was up and I explained to them what was going on. Didn't suspend my account.
Other then awful customer service payoal is ok
Always speak to. A supervisor
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You can use Square to take payments but then the buyer has to give you his credit card number
I would call and get the account back. That will pretty much cut you short here as well. Unless they do COD
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I only do western union and Usps money orders now.
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Check our Serve, Its by American Express. It can do all the good things PayPal can, but the best part about it, NO FEES! And they have android, ISO, and blackberry apps.
Just go to serve.com and check it out.
Ha. I agree with the title of this thread so much.
After 2 deals on here with only $200 dollars involved, they randomly canceled me. Forever. Permanently. For no reason.
They're a joke, but I'm glad to see a few alternatives in this thread.
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Killer Bee said:
Bank Transfer?
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I myself always made my payments trough bank transfer. But never outside the country.
Anyone with thoughts on this method? About security and what not.. ?
i wonder how long before they lock me up again lol. the reason they hold our money is because they make money off of the interest the longer its held. a legal scam. im surprised the feds havent looked into paypal yet.
PayPal is holding $800 of my money right now.. told me it will be 180 days till they send me a check.. NEVER AGAIN WILL I USE PAYPAL..
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[Q]»The 25$ free credit will be linked to my credit card or my gmail? I mean if I buy the tablet for my friend using my friend's gmail account but using my credit card, then deleted my credit card info from his play store account , will he become able to benefit from the free 25$ credit without needing my credit card info??
It is associated with your google play/Wallet account which uses your gmail account. when you first log into the device the credit is placed in that account.
It is not associated with who purchased the device.
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It is associated with your google play/Wallet account which uses your gmail account. when you first log into the device the credit is placed in that account.
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Thnx for reply but will he be able use them regardless to the buyer credit card info present or deleted?
Is there a way to check your balance? I got a email saying i got the $25 even though i didnt preorder. Want to be able to keep track of it since i dont expect to spend it all at once.
Unless you log into his new device, it would use HIS account. When you setup the device, one of the first things you do is associate the device to an exciting or newly created account.
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Is there a way to check your balance? I got a email saying i got the $25 even though i didnt preorder. Want to be able to keep track of it since i dont expect to spend it all at once.
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The credit is to get you used to buying stuff. It is not just for pre-order orders.
Note the kindle fire had a similar credit.
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Scythe024 said:
Is there a way to check your balance? I got a email saying i got the $25 even though i didnt preorder. Want to be able to keep track of it since i dont expect to spend it all at once.
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NVM figured it out. You need to log into google wallet (non app) and check balance under payment method. There it shows your google play credit.
Hi guys! If you have an old Google Developer Account in good standing, which is at least 1 year old, and which you don't need anymore, please let me know. Thank you!
I dont think any one is going to give you their acount for free. Its just $25 one time fee for a android development acount and that includes puting apps on the app store.
Dont rip off google they're actually reasonable priced compared to apple ($99 a year)
APPLE SUCKS BUT DONT RIP OFF ANDROID!
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1 year OLD google play account
GeekyDeveloper said:
Hi guys! If you have an old Google Developer Account in good standing, which is at least 1 year old, and which you don't need anymore, please let me know. Thank you!
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I have an account and it is 1 year Old account having 1 app removed. But i cannot give you this account in cheap price.
As i told you above that it is an old account and its working from 2 feb 2018. It will cost you 500$. Sorry for this much price because right now there is no other option to make google play accounts from genuine card holders and they dont give their cards to us free. So, if you are interested to buy this account , you have to give us this much amount. Please dont bargain.
Paypal ID: [email protected]
That account has been sold.
I have a fresh account now with
Lifetime Warranty
Price is again high but now high as last one
Now, its 170$
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