Scam or no scam?

fj12ryder wrote:
I've never done any Paypal the way you've described. They give me their e-mail address and I send them money through Paypal or I give them my e-mail address and they send me money through Paypal. I've never done an invoice, ever.

And I don't see how they are going to "hack into your account" by simply knowing your e-mail address?? Please expand on that.

I don't like Paypal, but I've used it quite a bit for selling stuff on Ebay, they basically shove it down your throat, and have never had a problem. I set up a Paypal account over 10 years ago and have had no issues. That doesn't mean I like it, just that I use it.

Hmmm ... I have never given my paypal e-mail account to anyone. If you log into Paypal, there is a tab that will "create invoice" and a tab that says "request money". Both tabs send a request for payment to the person you are selling to. Now that I think about it, my e-mail addy *might* show up on that invoice or payment request, but I don't recall ever seeing it when someone sent an invoice to me. I'll have to see if I can find one. I may have mis-spoke, but I know that I have NEVER given my e-mail out. I either use the "create invoice" on paypal or have e-bay invoice it.

I agree with you on one point - I was very skeptical and afraid of paypal for a while. However, after having to use it at my work (we sold media items from our website), I became more accustomed to it. I have found their resolution dept to be very good.

*How* can someone hack into the account with only e-mail info? All I I'm not a hacker, but I know that it can be done. Even on their website, paypal mentions a "hacked account." All I know is that I don't want to give anyone any info that could possibly allow a hacker/scammer to have access to my credit card or bank account linked to paypal.

I think both ebay and craigslist *can* be used carefully and there are no problems; however, there are scammers and crooks out there. It behooves all of us to be careful.