Pay Pal twist to a Nigerian Scam

[bondarnes]

I subscribe to a free weekly newsletter at http://www.scambuster.org I got this today and thought I would pass it along:

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Nigerian twist #2: Send me the stuff -- I'll use PayPal

The scam: Wise to the use of forged checks and stolen credit
cards to pay for items they're selling, many vendors using
services like eBay and Craigslist now insist they'll only
accept payments via PayPal, especially to buyers who ask for
shipment overseas -- usually to Africa.

Fine. But what happens when you get an email apparently from
PayPal saying your account has now been credited with the
money you're awaiting?

Well, if you don't independently check your account, you may
have just received a fake message that's not from PayPal at all.

It's easy to do if the buyer gets your email address and it's
just as easy for scammers to design a message that looks like
the real thing. And that's what they're now doing in a big way.

The solution: Simple. As suggested above, check your PayPal
account to make sure the money really is there.

We covered other types of PayPal-related scams here.

http://www.scambusters.org/paypalscam.html

[ggeen]

Thanks for sharing. -G

[kula23]

I have scammer that send money to my papal and it is real money but i called paypal and have them to get rid of it and I did. It doesn't work but you never know that it might take money from your bank. So I will never trust that damn scammer!