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becomethewaifu@tech.lgbt ("Emelia/Emi") wrote:
@thomasfuchs A quick explanation about how the scam works, for those not already familiar with it: The money they 'mistakenly' send you comes from fraud of one variety or another, and will almost always get yoinked back by paypal (possibly including banning your account if you don't report it first) but if you transfer any money as a "refund" that's a "legitimate transaction" as far as paypal is concerned, since you did it under your own free will, so they won't reverse that transaction when the original is reversed. And the instant your money lands in the scammer's account, the scammers withdraw it so paypal can't lock it down. (Sidenote, this is another good reminder of PayPal Is Not A Bank. Don't keep any money in there you're not willing to lose to their arbitrary decisions)
The exact same scam happens on CashApp and friends as well, though I haven't heard about it in a while.