New SCAM Tactic:
This one is pretty ingenious and detailed. It involves an unknowing middleman.
Step 1. Scammers run an ad hiring a patsy to collect donations for them. They set up a BS charity and the patsy waits to receive paypal payments.
Step 2. Scammers run ads for gear and direct payments to legit paypal account (patsy's account)
Step 3. patsy receives $$ he thinks is a donation, keeps a small % for himself and forwards the remainder to the charity (the fake business)
Step 4. Scammers contact buyer and say...."the paypal recipient is actually a business associate who is now disgruntled and keeping the $$ and the gear." Scammers advise you to file a paypal complaint against the patsy and elevate the complaint as soon as possible.
Step 5. Scammers have received the skimmed portion of the transaction and you elevate a complaint freezing patsy's account. He can neither recover $ from scammers or make any other transactions.
Step 6. Patsy is responsible for $$, you may or may not be refunded by paypal..........Quote
Scammer Name to be aware of: Zach Porath Ph. 9406038405 This is gonna hurt...........
