You wake up and there's £1904 in your PayPal account. What do you do?

Uther · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:07

I would be tempted to gift it back, but have no idea if this would open you up to scams and such.
It's an odd amount so would assume it's been sent to you by mistake in payment for something...

mrbazmondo · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:12

Change your paypal password in case someone is using your account. Don't let your browser remember the password in case they're in to that too.

coolsurfer · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:19

Pop quiz hot shot!

G-MAN2004 · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:28

Uther said:
I would be tempted to gift it back, but have no idea if this would open you up to scams and such.
It's an odd amount so would assume it's been sent to you by mistake in payment for something...

I swear I read somewhere that you should never gift it back. The scammer can then simply do a charge back on the original transaction and you'll be left out of pocket.

mrbazmondo · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:31

G-MAN2004 said:
I swear I read somewhere that you should never gift it back. The scammer can then simply do a charge back on the original transaction and you'll be left out of pocket.

Damn - that'd suck. What would there be to stop you doing the same though?

Ace Modder · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:33

send an email to the email address that sent the gift to you? See what they say?

mrbazmondo · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:36

Be aware you're account may be compromised. I've bought off ebay to find the seller had been hacked and hadn't actually listed the items. Paypal refunded me the next day.

Akagi · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:36

If it were me, I'd withdraw it.

But then I'm an idiot.

G-MAN2004 · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:36

mrbazmondo said:
Damn - that'd suck. What would there be to stop you doing the same though?

I imagine they'd be long gone by that point. Withdrawn and account closed.

Maccy · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:36

Feek said:
You also email the address that transferred you the money in the first place and they don't reply. You email them again a few days later and still don't get a reply.

Ace Modder said:
send an email to the email address that sent the gift to you? See what they say?

Acme said:
If it were me, I'd withdraw it.

But then I'm an idiot.

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SC0TTRS · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:40

Rossi~ said:
Wind up

1. phrasal verb
If you wind someone up, you deliberately say things which annoy them.
[British, informal]
This woman really wound me up. She kept talking over me. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun]
Synonyms: irritate, excite, anger, annoy

2. phrasal verb
If you wind someone up, you say untrue things in order to trick them.
[British, informal]
You're joking. Come on, you're winding me up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun]
Synonyms: tease, kid [informal], have someone on [informal], annoy

Cool, Bro!

You can use COPY and PASTE.

Haggisman · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:42

The correct answer is obviously to reply with a thanks for payment and an attached photo that they've bought for £1904

Rroff · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:43

G-MAN2004 said:
I swear I read somewhere that you should never gift it back. The scammer can then simply do a charge back on the original transaction and you'll be left out of pocket.

There are definitely variants of this going around - IMO don't touch it and contact paypal and wait.

Chris Wilson · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:45

Some companies auto withdraw each day and a big company probably wouldn't notice. Hell a company someone I know works for has just found their accountant has (allegedly) embezzled the best part of a million quid over 3 years and they hadn't noticed... Not saying you should stash it somewhere, that's up to you, your conscience and whether you feel lucky

It'd buy a nice transceiver....

ShivP · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:45

Spend it on car insurance
Then use the money saved to get absolutely ********

Rroff · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:48

Chris Wilson said:
Some companies auto withdraw each day and a big company probably wouldn't notice. Hell a company someone I know works for has just found their accountant has (allegedly) embezzled the best part of a million quid over 3 years and they hadn't noticed... Not saying you should stash it somewhere, that's up to you, your conscience and whether you feel lucky It'd buy a nice transceiver....

It isn't hugely unusual sadly - anything from minor misuse through to big embezzlement - my cousin does high end financial audits and had a few tales.

mrbazmondo · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:57

Rroff said:
It isn't hugely unusual sadly - anything from minor misuse through to big embezzlement - my cousin does high end financial audits and had a few tales.

Ever wondered why someone in the accounts department is there one day and then magically disappears never to be seen again? This.

Feek · 23 Mar 2018 at 13:59

None of the browsers I use on any computers are set to save passwords and my password is secure within 1Password.

mrbazmondo · 23 Mar 2018 at 14:01

Feek said:
None of the browsers I use on any computers are set to save passwords and my password is secure within 1Password.

I'd change it anyway and assume your 1Password account isn't safe any more.

Ace Modder · 23 Mar 2018 at 14:04

send it to me, I hold the cash for you Feek.

You wake up and there's £1904 in your PayPal account. What do you do?

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