Local man loses $50K from PayPal scam email

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
  • A PayPal scam email led one local man losing $50,000 to thieves in Cambodia after giving them remote access to his Fifth Third Bank account. FULL STORY: abc7.ws/3HI0SEX

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  • @alpark3024
    @alpark3024 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I get those fake emails all the time. I know it's a scam because I didn't buy anything so I shouldn't get a refund.

  • @laffeydude3558
    @laffeydude3558 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I just got this email today and I haven’t even used PayPal in years. I knew something was definitely wrong so thank god I didn’t fall for it.

    • @jld_2goated_70
      @jld_2goated_70 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Same for me

    • @patneder6719
      @patneder6719 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same!! I just got one and I was like wait i don't even have any cards or money in it so I felt fishy

    • @ritaschiferl3615
      @ritaschiferl3615 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I've had two in the last month. I immediately deleted them!

    • @Halazurin
      @Halazurin หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i got this email today and i dont even have a paypal with my email account took like 4 calls to get someone who said that i was a target of a scam probably

  • @rjw8316
    @rjw8316 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Bad, Bad advice. Never, ever, give anyone access to your computer for ANY reason whatsoever. It is impossible to absolutely and accurately identify the person requesting access. ABC....you ought to be ashamed of yourself for giving very bad advice.

  • @joeldriver-sp2rg
    @joeldriver-sp2rg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Not really understanding how anybody could fall for something this ridiculous. Paypal is never going to handle any sort of discrepancy like that.

  • @jayb2402
    @jayb2402 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It's always somebody else fault. Nobody take responsibility any more for their own screw-ups.

  • @thomasschwarting5108
    @thomasschwarting5108 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What I don't understand is why ANYBODY would use PAYPAL FOR ANYTHING! I remember inquiring about it because something I was buying wanted me to use paypal. Well paypal wanted me to PAY THEM a monthly fee for the privilege of USING them to make a payment. Nope, not gonna happen!

    • @ptnsmuls9393
      @ptnsmuls9393 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well PayPal is secure and has buyer protection and refunds you if you get scammed, unlike Cash App does not

  • @НатальяПрохорова-о4ж
    @НатальяПрохорова-о4ж 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm so grateful to see you exposing these scammers, *Exelasupport* As someone from Iran, I know firsthand how damaging their actions can be. Thank you for shedding light on these issues and working to make the world a safer place. We need more people like you!"

  • @peace-yv4qd
    @peace-yv4qd 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can't believe how gullible people are today. I get various type of scam emails all the time. I simply put them into my junk box.

  • @Vic547
    @Vic547 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Totally his fault, how do u fall for that?

  • @45kph
    @45kph 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's the refund scam , very well known on TH-cam .

  • @philipwelch2681
    @philipwelch2681 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Although I had 0 dollars on my PayPal account they said 70 inch tv was purchased in my name. B.S.

    • @Alexanoymus
      @Alexanoymus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s what’s happening to me 😅

    • @Alexanoymus
      @Alexanoymus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m taking them to small claims for $145

  • @tdubblz
    @tdubblz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the new Nigerian Prince scam. 😂 😂😂😂

  • @Batx00091
    @Batx00091 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    paypal dosnt send email or call you or send snail mail. if you lost money from your paypal youre at fault

  • @AzizaPoggiworld
    @AzizaPoggiworld 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No offense this guy was a fool for falling for this. Thats real bad. My 98 yr old gma recognizes scams. What the heck was he thinking.

  • @xenawolf
    @xenawolf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    NEWSFLASH! NEVER give anyone remote access to your computer for any reason.

  • @Lancer95_305
    @Lancer95_305 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I always block, report, and delete the email

  • @cameroncook3863
    @cameroncook3863 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Come on . Everything's a scam

  • @RobertDannenberg
    @RobertDannenberg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    PayPal does worse to me than the scammers do😮

  • @amj1733
    @amj1733 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just got this in my email this morning!

  • @Bendakitt
    @Bendakitt 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I almost fell for this but the guy that answered had that accent u know I'm talking about and he straight up told me to give him the invoice number before I told him why I was calling

    • @jld_2goated_70
      @jld_2goated_70 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep same happened to me today

  • @shaaronie
    @shaaronie 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is my 2nd scam where I got an email saying my account would be debited in 24 hours. Knowing it was a scam, in my best hood-rat, loud and gutteral, ghetto voice, I cussed the rep out, their parents for having them and their children's children! Each time, they hang up, I call back and resume the cussing until I get a dial tone meaning they've blocked me! It feels good!

    • @davidbenjamin7165
      @davidbenjamin7165 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love messing with these scammers

  • @King22dinero
    @King22dinero หลายเดือนก่อน

    Funny I have a fifth third account too and I didn’t get a email like this until I got a fifth third account

  • @Ch8t
    @Ch8t 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Almost happened to me. I called up the PayPal number listed on my email and the guy has an Indian or middle eastern accent and told me to fill out a refund - cancellation of transaction form....to me that doesn't sound right and I hung up. The googled for the PayPal real phone number and asked there were no transactions at all. Yeah ...not the same phone number.

  • @DennisHutton-q4j
    @DennisHutton-q4j 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Let me guess they got contact off Facebook and Facebook not protecting them by not helping catch

  • @liamwatson5125
    @liamwatson5125 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jeff Feeney could have bought a new car with $50k

  • @debratidwell2939
    @debratidwell2939 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The same thing just happened to me 😢

  • @crystinachoi1225
    @crystinachoi1225 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i got similar mail...on today.... so serching for....realized it is scamming ...im in mexico

  • @Justrandomvideos-2023
    @Justrandomvideos-2023 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I almost fell for this

  • @jawsbond69
    @jawsbond69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I never use PayPal cos I watch youtube say it scammers PayPal....I got message..'.want join PayPal ' ...nah block em straight away bye

  • @icymaxwell3051
    @icymaxwell3051 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Exactly wat happened to me yesterday. Took every dollar I owned idk y i didn’t just think to call my card . SMH it caught me off guard

    • @GroteSpeler-2024
      @GroteSpeler-2024 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you get your money back?

    • @icymaxwell3051
      @icymaxwell3051 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GroteSpeler-2024no they still investigating it

  • @KijjiSale
    @KijjiSale 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i have a prepaid card for paypal and load funds in when needed