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Author Topic: BEWARE OF GUYS SELLING COINS FOR PAYPAL!!!! DO NOT DO IT!!  (Read 347 times)
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January 02, 2014, 11:51:45 AM
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Just a friendly reminder, Paypal can also be a buyers worst enemy.  I got scammed by this scumbag piece of shit this morning named makapaka :

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=201553

goes by gustavo johansen

skype: tvojohansen , but uses several email addresses

For some good money.  He was willing to send paypal invoice as goods...the whole 9.  But once he ran off with my money, I realized all he did was probably used a hacked account and transferred or withdrew the money immediately before I even opened up the paypal case an hour later.   I don't think he was too smart either, though.  Since even if he did transfer the funds to another account, the funds would get frozen regardless.  Most likely he made a super quick online purchase with it.

But now I have to go through the hassle of waiting 2 weeks to get my money back from paypal.  

Unfortunately alt-currencies are a breeding grounds for scumbags and con artists, but that's just the way it is.

AVOID PAYPAL no matter if you're the buyer or seller, gift or goods.  It's really a lose/lose situation.  And the old saying 'if it's too good to be true, it probably is,' will almost always prove correct.  

Trust your gut instinct, and be smart (unlike me).

Good luck all.
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