PayPal Encourages (And Supports) Fraud

[Amber]

For my computer I purchased the Nero dvd burning program and loved it. For Christmas, I wanted to purchase it for my niece and went online for the best price. A company called linkmypc offered a download of the full latest version (not a trial) and emailed me the "key" after payment to PayPal. Turns out of course the key was Pirated and Nero rightfully disabled the program. When I tried to contact the company through the link provided by PayPal, it was dead. I then tried to contact PayPal for restitution, and of course we all know how that went. What I can't believe is that PayPal did not know that they are supporting and encouraging fraud. These companies seek out PayPal because they recognize the layer of protection PayPal provides them. That PayPal does not know what it's doing is simply not believable. Fraud is fraud, and if you are a facilitator you are equally guilty in my book!

[CharlesH]

I totally agree; once bitten twice shy. I shall be very careful in future - I have closed my eBay account (they keep it open for themselves for 180 days, but one is not allowed to trade through it even though one is the account holder!). It is not a big loss for me as use it to buy stuff and of late there has been more junk - especially knock offs - than usual. And there is NO recourse through eBay or PayPal.