Possible PayPal scam

jean2579
Community Member

on ‎25-03-2015 02:25 PM

Has anyone else been offered a one off payment of $10 to start using their PayPal account again?
Is this a scam?
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*pepe
Community Member

on ‎25-03-2015 02:28 PM

i received that email too, i just deleted it as I had used my paypal account 3 times in the past few days.

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purple_haize
Community Member
In response to *pepe

on ‎25-03-2015 02:31 PM

I received it and deleted it....

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donnashuggy
Community Member

on ‎25-03-2015 02:35 PM

Paypal regularly offer vouchers, I have read about one for $10.00 in the last few days that were legit

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lyne-flyn
Community Member
In response to donnashuggy

on ‎25-03-2015 02:42 PM

It is legit...I got one and sent it to spoof@paypal and they replied that it was real. I had already deleted it because I had used PayPal that morning.

jean2579
Community Member
In response to lyne-flyn

on ‎25-03-2015 02:50 PM

Thanks for your replies. My OH got one today and replied. We have just had an almighty row about it. If it was legit I am going to have some serious grovelling to do, especially as I told him to get his own lunch. 😁

lind9650
Community Member
In response to jean2579

on ‎25-03-2015 03:04 PM

I have not used my Paypal account since November last year, but have not received such offer from Paypal ever.

 

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gleee58
Community Member
In response to jean2579

on ‎25-03-2015 10:07 PM

@jean2579 wrote:
Thanks for your replies. My OH got one today and replied. We have just had an almighty row about it. If it was legit I am going to have some serious grovelling to do, especially as I told him to get his own lunch. 😁

Yes, they do from time to time.  From memory I think they always address the correspondence to you by name.

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ambercat16
Community Member

on ‎25-03-2015 11:43 PM

It is legit - but it is not workingSmiley Frustrated

 

I tried to use it and got a message about it not being linked to the correct email address.  Anyway a little while ago I received another message from PayPal apologising for the 'technical error" and telling me .....

 

We sent you an email yesterday with $10 to spend on eBay. You may have noticed that we experienced a technical issue with the voucher code that was sent to you. Don’t worry, you are still eligible for the voucher, it will be available to use from 30 March 2015

 

So I will try to use it again next week.  If you deleted your original message, the code was C_YOURGIFT02 (the code is usually the same for everyone)

***super_nova***
Community Member
In response to ambercat16

on ‎26-03-2015 09:05 AM

I just used it but they do have technical problems; my message was telling me that my email address is wrong.  Smiley Frustrated

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Voltaire: “Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities” .
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