Leeds Couple Loses All Faith in PayPal System After Fraud Ordeal

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Leeds Couple Loses All Faith in PayPal System After Fraud Ordeal

09-12-2006, 12:23 PM,

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Leeds Couple Loses All Faith in PayPal System After Fraud Ordeal

Quote:But one Leeds couple have lost all faith in the payment system and vowed never to use it again after falling foul of a PayPal scam.

David Driver and girlfriend Emma Harrison decided to sell an old mobile phone with an asking price of £50 on eBay last week.

With no bids placed on the flip phone they received an email out of the blue from a woman offering them £230 and £20 for postage and packaging if they removed it from sale.

The mystery buyer claimed that due to the nature of her work she was unable to wait until the end of the auction but would send payment through PayPal...

full article: http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle2.a...ionID=2041&ArticleID=1760224

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