Um... (Paypal)

Bes · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:21

I just got this from Paypal> have an account but never used this company... Anyone else had this? it certainly looks genuine!

Inspiration Media ([email protected]) has issued you a full or partial refund for your payment.

Please do not reply to this email. Email sent to this address cannot be answered.

Message from Seller:

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Original Payment Details
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Date Payment Sent: 27 May 2007

Amount: 31.98 GBP

Sincerely,
PayPal

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and click the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

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And my Paypal account is empty despite a refund being issued :confused:

"andy" · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:23

open new browser window and log into your account

funnily a few year ago i got one of those saying id been refunded and i actually had been

bonus

weringo · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:30

frakker said:
Common sense says it's a spoof and to ignore.

May as well check though, just don't click on any links on the email.

Kristoph · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:32

Just dont use any links found within the email, chances are they will just lead you straight to a false login page.

Do it in a seperate browser.

dirtydog · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:32

So instead of checking your PayPal account to find out if the email is genuine, you start a thread here.

Um... indeed.

Bes · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:41

dirtydog said:
So instead of checking your PayPal account to find out if the email is genuine, you start a thread here.

Um... indeed.

Yes I did that but my Paypal account still says zero pounds but there is a refund detailed on there! what the heck?

So yeah um indeed

Kristoph · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:43

Well surely you can work out if the refund is real or not, looking at your paypal. Simple to use, no? I've only been on the forums a short while and the amount of people who can't live their own life / do things without asking first is a joke!

Bes · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:44

mp3kla said:
Well surely you can work out if the refund is real or not, looking at ** paypal. Simple to use, no? I've only been on the forums a short while and the amount of people who can't live their own life / do things without asking first is a joke!

Check the post above the one you just made :rolleyes:

Kristoph · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:47

Bes said:
Check the post above the one you just made

I read that post, and it seems you still haven't been able to see if the refund is related or not. As I said, its simple, no? You don't really need any help do you.

Bes · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:49

mp3kla said:
I read that post, and it seems you still haven't been able to see if the refund is related or not. As I said, its simple, no? You don't really need any help do you.

Well is it real? You tell me... There is a refund for £ in my account but the balance is still zero overall. If you're so smart you tell me why that is genius.

snazzy_dazzy · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:51

When you get emails like that, hover your mouse over the link they want you to go to. At the bottom left it will show the link.

read it CAREFULLY. Make sure it aint peypal or something.

sniffy · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:52

Bes said:
Well is it real? You tell me... There is a refund for £ but the balance is still zero. If you're so smart you tell me why that is genius.

Because you will think "SWEET!" and click the 'login' link in that e-mail. That link will direct you to a fake login which will log your details and then they will check out your account for any funds.

Pretty blatent mate.

Kristoph · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:53

Bes said:
Well is it real? You tell me... There is a refund for £ but the balance is still zero. If you're so smart you tell me why that is genius.

Maybe the funds are clearing, can you not see any info regarding where the refund is from? Or does it just say "Refund" - because you aren't really giving a great deal of information.

You said there is a refund detailed on your paypal, what are the details. :confused:

Bes · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:54

sniffy said:
Because you will think "SWEET!" and click the 'login' link in that e-mail. That link will direct you to a fake login which will log your details and then they will check out your account for any funds.

Pretty blatent mate.

*smacks head against desk* This is already logged in to my account in a seperate window, no links clicked, yadda yadda

Bes · 7 Jun 2007 at 19:56

mp3kla said:
Maybe the funds are clearing, can you not see any info regarding where the refund is from? Or does it just say "Refund" - because you aren't really giving a great deal of information.

You said there is a refund detailed on your paypal, what are the details.

It says it has been processing since the 27th and cleared today (7th) How odd... I wonder if it is some kind of credit card fraud or something and Paypal have reversed the payment? There is nothing going in the other direction though :confused:

sniffy · 7 Jun 2007 at 20:01

Bes said:
*smacks head against desk* This is already logged in to my account in a seperate window, no links clicked, yadda yadda

Oh right, sorry.

Thought you just received an e-mail saying you had been refunded yet your paypal account showed no indication of that.

Probably takes a few days to process.

Bes · 7 Jun 2007 at 20:03

sniffy said:
Oh right, sorry.

Thought you just received an e-mail saying you had been refunded yet your paypal account showed no indication of that.

Probably takes a few days to process.

says its been credited as it was raised on 27th but my account is empty and has no payments out... odd

sniffy · 7 Jun 2007 at 20:08

Maybe send paypal an e-mail or phone them to find out what's going on?

Kristoph · 7 Jun 2007 at 20:09

sniffy said:
Maybe send paypal an e-mail or phone them to find out what's going on?

He's pretty likely not to receive any cash if he does that. Best off to see what happens.

basmic · 7 Jun 2007 at 20:22

Bes said:
Yes I did that but my Paypal account still says zero pounds but there is a refund detailed on there! what the heck?

So yeah um indeed

Scratch that - re-read the post.