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PayPal question. I just got notice that somebody I don’t know refunded me $.01 on a $500 purchase I

Posted by GCIllini99 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=GCIllini99' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 30, 2025, 9:27:04

Allegedly made which I did not. Then same thing from same person a few minutes later. I reported it to PayPal and changed my credentials. Any thoughts about what they’re trying to do here? Anything else I should be doing?

it's a phishing scam

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 30, 2025, 9:51:23, in reply to "PayPal question. I just got notice that somebody I don’t know refunded me $.01 on a $500 purchase I"

they try to get you to click on a fake link to report it or to get support, then they ask for your credentials to access your account or to access your computer.

if you reported it and/or updated your credentials through valid methods you'll be fine

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

Thanks. Knew it was something shady but not sure what the angle was. I did the reporting and

Posted by GCIllini99 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=GCIllini99' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 30, 2025, 10:00:17, in reply to "it's a phishing scam"

Password update directly on the PayPal app so think all good. But I’ll keep a look out for something else from the bad guy.

Do you

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 30, 2025, 15:21:21, in reply to "Thanks. Knew it was something shady but not sure what the angle was. I did the reporting and "

A. Report it to the institution

B. Click on the link to access the refund

C. Take a walk around the block hoping it will go away

feel like I do?*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on October 30, 2025, 15:38:44, in reply to "Do you "

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A. Report it to the institution

B. Click on the link to access the refund

C. Take a walk around the block hoping it will go away

strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime

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