This scam is new to me,

[cyclonefence]

and they've gone to a lot of trouble to make it look real. It's titled "Thank you for you payment" and says it needs me to go to docusign.com because they need an e-signature. Lots of links, including one to a pdf. I didn't click on any of them.

It seems I sent them $795 "us dollars" for *something*--they don't tell me what I bought, but they do explain exchange rates so I know I wasn't being ripped off. I made this payment through paypal.

BEWARE!!!

They're determined to get all our money--plus our precious bodily fluids!

I did change my paypal password.

[Ilsa]

1. I hate these f@#kers.

They put so much energy, thought, and other resources into cheating good people who are trusting by nature.

[usonian]

9. No human energy. They use AI.

Greatest invention since poison ivy.

[Ilsa]

11. For the scam idea? Oh great. nt

[usonian]

12. Yes. Technology goes first to thieves, it seems. NT

[ret5hd]

2. i (unfortunately) treat every encounter...

as a scam (excluding of course known entities such as my spouse!).

it is tiring. just one slip can put you in the poorhouse.

and don’t even get me started on what i have stopped my MIL and my mother from losing.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. smart move on your part. PDFs and all sorts of other file types can be bad actors/malware

[FakeNoose]

4. They get bolder all the time ... and it scares me to even click on them

If it's a name or company I don't recognize, and I can't trace the email source, I just delete it. Clicking on it and then deleting gives them at least some of your info. They can see that you opened it, but if you don't respond and just delete it, they will hopefully move on.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Same here. My e-mail says that $795 has been charged to my PayPal account.

[DENVERPOPS]

19. Some companies only use pay pal

So you open a pay pal account.......Then different scam companies start charging fictitious sales to your pay pal account which automatically uses your credit card for the reimbursement....The first time you realize it is when you get your credit card statement.....

[no_hypocrisy]

22. I immediately checked my monthly PayPal account for unauthorized charges.

Fortunately, so far, nothing.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Trump took away all consumer protections for a reason.

How much of a cut is he getting on all scams?

[Deuxcents]

7. I'm good with my delete button

[Norrrm]

8. I don't want my gf to answer the phone. She gets many scam calls. She has dementia.

When I hear that Indian accent from 'John or Sally', I sense an alert.

Today ---- regular call about 'this is your cable company.'
Going to replace your cable boxes.
Usually, I kill it before the pitch, but I let them carry on.
I said 'sure, let's set up an appt'.
Instant notice that they need the credit card number.
When I said I rent the boxes, you own them........ CLICK!
.
When they want your credit card, use this one.

[Jacson6]

13. I get those payment due emails all the time. I just ignore them.

If I do happen to get a payment due email from a business I use then I go to their web site directly. I don't click any of the links in that email. Be safe folks.

[DENVERPOPS]

20. And don't use the telephone number that THEY PROVIDE

to call the company. Look up the company phone number yourself and talk to security......Especially if it is your credit card company that is supposedly emailing, mailing you, or calling you........

[Lulu KC]

14. I get one every day!

I haven't seen any evidence that they actually have access to our PayPal accounts, but I change my passwords compulsively now for no reason just to keep things stirred up. SO ANNOYING!

[Iggo]

15. You're welcome for my payment.

And I ain’t gotta sign shit.

Have a nice day.

[AverageOldGuy]

16. I get a couple of these daily

They are almost all the same - a “confirmation” of my order (never say what was ordered), go to this link to confirm your payment.

I delete them.

[Bayard]

17. I keep getting ones lately claiming to show how much I have in my Bitcoin account,

My delete button is really getting a workout.

[LittleGirl]

18. All the sudden

I’m getting bombarded with spam messages on gmail. 25 overnight got through the gmail junk mail scanner. 12 more within an hour. Someone or something got my gmail and is spamming the shit out of me. Ugh.

[The Madcap]

21. I know most here might be opposed

But the death penalty for scammers is looking better every day.