How to avoid/limit Paypal reversal scams as a seller

[CompleteGibberish]

It is simple.

Request the persons Paypal email.

Send them a request for payment,IE:Click on the Request money link at the top of your account page

Ensure that this person has a SHIPPING ADDRESS attached to this email address [/b] (Verified PAYPAL ONLY )

When payment is sent, send the buyer a receipt for the purchase BEFORE CONCLUDING THE TRADE TO THE ADDRESS LISTED. Send this receipt priority mail,2nd day delivery ( Or next ) and make it registered. Include your PHONE number and the message " If you did NOT authorize this transaction VIA Paypal and your credit card, please contact me ASAP to avoid potential fraud and/or Identity theft.

Now,any buyer,whos so bent over demanding the account after payment is sent needs to be ignored,disregarded and laughed at.

HASTE is your enemy and the scammers best tool.

Be sure to have an image,copy and all data relating from the mail service, if requested by paypal.

If you leave a trail the thief can't deny the action/activity and PAYPAL will use that data to verify if it is a fraudulent claim


As always, I find paypal to be the trashiest service in the world, but millions of you still use it, so use it with intelligence.

 

[CompleteGibberish]

I was unaware of the forum for scam busting /u/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Well, I hope people take this to heart as it came straight from a Paypal CSR . Do not be in a hurry, and good luck trading

 

[sinbad190]

This is good, but another, easier alternative to this is the following -

Call their landline phone number so that the history of your conversation will show up on your next phone bill. I have sent this to paypal as proof before and it proved very effective. Use reverse phone lookups to insure that the landline your calling matches up.

Also, have them send you an email from their paypal email to your paypal email, simply stating that they are purchasing whatever from you. This confirms to you that they are more likely to be the owners of that paypal account.

Both of these methods should protect you from unauthorized claims, and have protected me in the past.

 

[SexyMustard]

This is quite interesting. I really wish I knew this when I sold my account. >.<