08/11/2025
โ ๏ธPAYPAL SCAM AWARENESSโ ๏ธ
Needed to post this for awareness lalo na sa mga tulad kong small business owner dahil tayo ang target nila, iniisip siguro nila madali tayo mauto at kakagat sa scam nila๐ฅฒ
STORY TIMEEE:
Nag message si sir dito sa tiktok asking if we can do a project, edit for his sonโs birthday. Sobrang laki ng offer nyang payment kahit ang dali dali ng gusto nya ipagawa.
Lumipat kami sa TG para mas convenient ang transaction, paypal ang mode of payment namin since si sir ay foreigner kuno. Ang bilis nya lang kausap nag-send agad sya ng payment (scam). May nareceive akong email from Paypal na on hold raw yung pera kasi hindi ako naka business account at kailangan i-ask yung sender for additional money para ma reached yung $1k na pang business account at finally marelease nila yung pera.
We agreed na issend back yung sobra after ma reach lang yung hinihingi ni Paypal para hindi na nya ihold yung pera, nagsend sya ng proof na sinend na nya yung additional. TAKE NOTE ON THIS!!! May marreceive ka talagang email na mukang from paypal if hindi mo bubusisin maigi, upon checking hindi totoong email ng paypal yung nag-eemail sa amin. Chineck namin online and ayun nga turns out itโs a SCAM ๐ฅฒ
The truth is there was no money that was ever sent. Kung hindi namin nacheck agad at nauto kami na magsend back, mawawalan kami from our own money.
Nung ni confront namin sya if scam sya hindi na sya nagreply HAHAHHAHAA nga naman may umaamin bang scammer sila๐
Be vigilant guys, always check yung mga emails na narreceive nyo. Hanggat maaari isearch yung mga official email address para malaman if legit emails nila.