PayPal Deposit Oddity - Opinions

[loony888]

It's likely a scam, and scammers depend on you engaging with them.
They are after your e-mail, then if you claim the money they will dispute it in one way or another and ask for it back, hoping to harvest your info in some way.
Paypal is supposed to isolate your details from the other party but who knows whether there's a new way for crooks to harvest your data....
As others have said, just ignore the funds for as long as it takes for PayPal to sort it.

I've used PayPal for 20 years and never had an issue that they didn't resolve, always fairly. I have no problems using them or recommending them, much better than sharing CC details.

 

[AlHunt]

I smell scam, but PP does not.

Your smeller is on full operational status. Make PP clean up their mess. Whoever sent it can call PP.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Remember- the crooks only contact you when they need something from you - action, data, info, to complete the scam.
If they don’t need your help to pull off the scam, they will probably just do it to you without contact.

 

[gjgalligan]

I have had a PP account for many years. I have no complaints.

My problem with them is that they are anti gun and as such I have never used them.

 

[Rustyt1953]

My problem with them is that they are anti gun and as such I have never used them.

I'm not ditching PP because someone else doesn't like them.

If I stopped using companies and their products because they have anti gun people on their board of directors or front offices I would have to toss out 3/4 of the contents of my home.

 

[old bear]

Let the money sit for a month or so. If P.P. wants it they will remove it. If they don't take it back then take the money and RUN..

 

[Photog]

It has. PayPal has a very vague policy in place today. An anti-gun one at that.

They did refuse to allow firearms companies to use their service for a while. As in stores selling firearms and ammunition. They could do no transactions through PayPal as they had been. That occurred the same time Amazon stopped selling many firearms related gear too, and when some credit card companies also dropped firearms stores as clients.

One massive move by very liberal minded owners of businesses that put their beliefs over profit. It's what made Midway USA and Brownell's make a fortune at that time.

Due to a rather large loss in revenue, PayPal management relented partially on their former very anti-gun stance, which became this weird policy. One that isn't enforced for sales, but if there is a dispute over a fraudulent sale of a firearm or ammunition, the scammers win because PayPal won't look into the matter.

They also do shady things like freezing or removing business accounts with an uneven application of their vague anti-gun policy.

Don't take my word for it. This article outlines some of what I'm saying.

Very interesting article. Thanks for posting it.