Scam Alert

a lot of times, just look at the email address and it wont be a legit one and that should be a pretty good sign that something is  up

I just got e-mail from pay pal just now saying I received $100 I don't have a pay pal account

It’s not only PayPal. I’ve had these emails from apple, sams club, and others. You never want to call the number in the email. If you want to check, call the number from their website and ask them or check the status of your account from their website.

BTW: new to PayPal. I have money in PayPal due to a sale and now in order for PayPal to write me a check, I have to link a debit card or bank acct to PayPal. I called them and told them I probably have had 50 sales where PayPal has sent me a check in the past, now they require a linked bank account. I will never use PayPal again

Colleagues, I have done a ton of transactions with PayPal. I use it often and regularly. It is my main payment platform for everything because it serves as an intermediary between my credit card and the vendor, hopefully keeping my credit card secure. That said, I am not here to defend PayPal necessarily but to say, that I think the source of many of the problems that some of you are having, it seems, is unsecure computing practices. First of all, you need to know who is sending you emails to know if they are legitimate. Get an email client which lets you click on an email sender to see their email address. One such client that I use to do this is Newton. It’s a paid client. But very much worth the price. Another thing is be sure who is sending you an email before you click on a link.  This is how scammers get ahold of you in the first place. Also by visiting and clicking on fake websites. Use a VPN. Make sure your Wifi network is secure. Plus if you are a frequent seller consider accepting PayPal friends and family. This way you avoid getting on the US Internal Revenue Service radar for tax on the revenue (not income) you generated from your sales in engaging in your hobby. So to me, it seems that issue isn’t PayPal. The issue is the need for more secure computing practices. 

I had a call on my cell phone a couple weeks ago from "Amazon". The dude said a purchase of a tablet and an iphone were just charged to my account. I played along and while he was on the phone I was on the computer checking my account. Of course there were no charges. So when I called BS on his scam, he redirected. He said the charges were made from a residence in Atlanta and did I have any rental property there? At that point it was time to hang up.