There are plenty of threads right here on this board about people getting scammed after sending money via PayPal “friends and family”. It’s right in the title, if they’re not your friend or your family don’t send money that way.
If you’re buying goods or services send it that way. Otherwise you have ZERO recourse if something goes sideways. It doesn’t even have to be an outright scam, there’s literally nothing you can do if something goes wrong or the parts aren’t as described. The seller doesn’t have to do a thing if they don’t want to, there’s nothing you can do. Pay the fee, let the seller pay the fee, whatever the terms of the sale are that’s fine. But sending friends and family on a purchase is asking to get ripped off. Most sellers here are good, but eventually it will catch up with you.
Like this
Scammer alert!
