Use PayPal say the Police
12 October 2004, 08:12 AM
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Use PayPal say the Police
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3734462.stm
I wouldn't trust PayPal with Monopoly money!
The 17-year-old from Pontypool, near Newport, built up £45,000 in various bank accounts by offering goods for sale that did not exist.
DC Steve Thomas, who led the investigation, said it was sometimes difficult to monitor security on such sites, and some people had not received property for which they had paid.
"Customers must guard against making any payment using an unsafe method like a straight bank transfer," he urged. "That's literally just giving money over. It's better to use a safe way like a credit card payment or the site's PayPal scheme, where buyers put money in a third party account until goods have been received."
"Customers must guard against making any payment using an unsafe method like a straight bank transfer," he urged. "That's literally just giving money over. It's better to use a safe way like a credit card payment or the site's PayPal scheme, where buyers put money in a third party account until goods have been received."
12 October 2004, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by scoobychick
I've had no experience of this type of thing, so to avoid any future pitfalls, what's wrong with Paypal?
12 October 2004, 10:32 AM
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Its not as easy as all that.... we get grief left right and centre in relation to Ebay fraud and people not taking the appropriate safety precautions.
Would YOU wire a load of money to someone you've never met in relation to an advert in, say, Freeads? The only difference with Ebay is that there's a pic, and maybe a bit of feedback.
Would YOU wire a load of money to someone you've never met in relation to an advert in, say, Freeads? The only difference with Ebay is that there's a pic, and maybe a bit of feedback.
12 October 2004, 10:40 AM
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With any remote purchase there is always the problem of knowing whether goods are actually for sale or whether someone is going to pay with 'real' money.
Paypal do not protect the seller if goods are paid for with stolen credit cards for example.
From a sellers POV, you want gauranteed payment first before you send any goods.
From a buyers POV, you want to know that when you've paid for something it's actually going to show up.
First is pretty easy to fix if you limit the payment type and take precautions, but it's very difficult to gaurantee someone sending you any goods unless you have a 3rd party to take action on your behalf.
Not sure how well Paypal or eBay would fight your cause after you've been ripped off.
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Paypal do not protect the seller if goods are paid for with stolen credit cards for example.
From a sellers POV, you want gauranteed payment first before you send any goods.
From a buyers POV, you want to know that when you've paid for something it's actually going to show up.
First is pretty easy to fix if you limit the payment type and take precautions, but it's very difficult to gaurantee someone sending you any goods unless you have a 3rd party to take action on your behalf.
Not sure how well Paypal or eBay would fight your cause after you've been ripped off.
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12 October 2004, 10:42 AM
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OK, rather than what's wrong with PayPal - what would you recommend to use? I got the impression that nothing is "safe", just some are more safer than others?
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12 October 2004, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
OK, rather than what's wrong with PayPal - what would you recommend to use? I got the impression that nothing is "safe", just some are more safer than others?
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12 October 2004, 10:48 AM
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DC Steve Thomas, who led the investigation, said it was sometimes difficult to monitor security on such sites, and some people had not received property for which they had paid.
No mate, it's cos coppers like you just can't be arsed to listen to people when they tell you about these crooks in the first place.
He probably conned a copper or a copper's relative and came unstuck.
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