Off topic but also about PayPal: I recently fell for a cheeky scam and want to warn others:
I bought an item online thinking they have strong consumer protection, and thus ignored some red flags. But turns out, that only applies if the transaction is not marked as for "friends and family". Here's the key part: for some regional accounts, "friends and family" is the only option!! You don't even get a drop-down!!
I've opened a ticket with them a few weeks ago but I've accepted it as an expensive lesson (there's no good reason to use PayPal anymore).
The scammer's PayPal account is still active and I see him lurking on the local buy and sell app (he rotates hacked accounts but keeps the same photos and description)
I bought an item online thinking they have strong consumer protection, and thus ignored some red flags. But turns out, that only applies if the transaction is not marked as for "friends and family". Here's the key part: for some regional accounts, "friends and family" is the only option!! You don't even get a drop-down!!
I've opened a ticket with them a few weeks ago but I've accepted it as an expensive lesson (there's no good reason to use PayPal anymore).
The scammer's PayPal account is still active and I see him lurking on the local buy and sell app (he rotates hacked accounts but keeps the same photos and description)