Stolen Paypal account question?

[spectoris]

How do you know if someone paypal account was stolen in order to scam someone of their World of Warcraft account?

I was scammed. Contacted Blizzard who locked my account down and as soon as I did that I start getting messages from the person who paid me first about how his account was hack and didn't know who I was. For some reason I think he is lying because he has not responded to my reply of 2 unauthorized transactions.

If he did get hacked I think he would have so there has been no activity on his part after he disputed the first charge when I gave him my information.

 

[btraill]

What kind of information do you have on him?

Name?
Phone Number?
MD Username?

Anything?

 

[Xatoa-banned]

If you are OO open the account up

 

[fcvdsss]

The unauthorized scams are really nasty. I guess the only way to deal with it is to call the buyer's landline where their Paypal account address is before u actually deliver. But even u did this u still can't avoid every scammers out there.

 

[MARCKLAM]

it is possible to avoid this - use WU! hahaha or google checkout. or validate them first (although fcvdsss is right, you would stop people who are REALLY determined)

if i am doubtful of the ownership of a paypal account, i get them to send me the sum, own the dispute, then close it before i send them the account information or mail it to them.

this way, once a dispute has been opened, it can no longer be opened again.

 

[brandonsgrave]

ask for an email from the paypal email they using.. also be careful of the address it was sent from.. if its [email protected] or @aol.com or any email address. check where it is sent.. i check it via the sent by feature of my email provider.

 

[spectoris]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: btraill</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What kind of information do you have on him?

Name?
Phone Number?
MD Username?

Anything? </div></div>

sorry for responding to this so late, I just started to deal with this situation again.

I have his name: Jason Long
His paypal email address [email protected]
and his AIM name: malabandineruby
His MD username could be ewox because he is the only person who messaged me.

Thanks if there is any other advice I could get. I have another post up asking about proof of delivery.

 

[kendrah1]

Simple question. Run your system of checks. If someone is registering out of multiple locations, as determined by your precise questioning methods, it will raise a flag. This is a sign that the buyer is unable to match up his information, and likely the account isn't his.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">if i am doubtful of the ownership of a paypal account, i get them to send me the sum, own the dispute, then close it before i send them the account information or mail it to them.</div></div>

This only works if used conservatively. There's a 2% dispute limit quota allowed monthly on a Paypal account. Abuse of that method will result in the limitation or elimination of your Paypal account. It works, do so carefully, and don't abuse the method.