Comment Re:Umm, guys. (Score 1) 635
Right, because the various law enforcement agencies of the US work so fast that there's absolutely no chance that someone would be able to rake in a few hundred thousand dollars and run with it. Nope, no chance at all.
And then when someone bilks you out of a few hundred dollars, you'll blame PayPal for not checking them out before letting them take your money.
If it was determined to be a scam, you'd get as much of your money back as PayPal can provide you. If the account holder has managed to run off with any of it BEFORE they were shut down, you'll probably not get all of your money, but the paypal account will go negative, and be sent to collections, and if any money is retrieved, you'd get that too. PayPal isn't there to pay you back for your stupidity, so they're not going to pay for your mistakes out of their pockets.
As for 'not selling anything', When you make a payment to someone through PayPal, it asks you what the category of the purchase is. I'm willing to bet most people selected 'Goods - Other', which implies a tangible, shippable item. Generally if you're purchasing goods from someone, you'll want it shipped, right?
And then when someone bilks you out of a few hundred dollars, you'll blame PayPal for not checking them out before letting them take your money.
If it was determined to be a scam, you'd get as much of your money back as PayPal can provide you. If the account holder has managed to run off with any of it BEFORE they were shut down, you'll probably not get all of your money, but the paypal account will go negative, and be sent to collections, and if any money is retrieved, you'd get that too. PayPal isn't there to pay you back for your stupidity, so they're not going to pay for your mistakes out of their pockets.
As for 'not selling anything', When you make a payment to someone through PayPal, it asks you what the category of the purchase is. I'm willing to bet most people selected 'Goods - Other', which implies a tangible, shippable item. Generally if you're purchasing goods from someone, you'll want it shipped, right?
