Can you get scammed from PayPal?

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1. Can you get scammed from PayPal?
2. Can someone take money from your PayPal account?
3. Is it safe to give someone my email address for PayPal?
4. When money is refunded on PayPal where does it go?
5. How long does it take for PayPal refund to show in bank account?

Can you get scammed from PayPal?

The most common ways PayPal users are cheated out of their money through spam, phishing, and various kinds of fraud on the platform. You know how to use PayPal safely, but every day, scammers come up with new tricks to gain access to users' accounts and empty their pockets digitally.

Can someone take money from your PayPal account?

Once into your account, someone can draw money from any linked account as well as make other unauthorized PayPal accounts in order to make purchases. The way someone gets access to your account is by somehow discovering your password -- by guessing it, stealing it or getting it via online "phishing."

Is it safe to give someone my email address for PayPal?

It's perfectly safe to give them your email address - as long as they don't know your password - but usually what happens after that, is if it is a scammer, you start receiving fake emails trying to get you to believe money is in your account...... when it really was never sent at all.

When money is refunded on PayPal where does it go?

If you paid using PayPal Credit, the amount is refunded to your PayPal Credit account. If you paid with a debit card, the amount is refunded to your debit card. If the refund cannot be processed to your debit card, it will be applied to your PayPal account.

How long does it take for PayPal refund to show in bank account?

Bank account: your refund will initially go back to the PayPal balance before being auto swept back to the original funding source (bank). It may take up to 5 business days for the refund amount to appear on your bank account.