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Ransomware paid, now they’re refunding the fee?

April 7, 2016 / Dave Taylor / Computer & Internet Basics, PayPal Help, Spam, Scams & Security / 1 Comment
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I have been scammed by a computer repair company: I paid them $350 to repair my computer after their number came up on a crash screen.  It did sort of work after they fixed it.  Now they want to refund my money and tell me they created a paypal account for me and put $2,350.00 in it. Oh,my! The fellow mistakenly put too much in the account and now I must go to Walmart and send him the excess amount. What should I do?

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Avoid the latest PayPal Phishing Scam!

February 13, 2016 / Dave Taylor / Computer & Internet Basics, PayPal Help, Spam, Scams & Security / No Comments
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Handy tip: PayPal doesn’t send monthly account statements via email. Or notifications. But what if you do get a “May Account Statement” and click on the link?

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Getting Started with Paypal.me Payments?

September 2, 2015 / Dave Taylor / Computer & Internet Basics, PayPal Help / No Comments
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I use PayPal extensively with my business and hear that the company launched a new shortened URL payment technique. Sounds interesting, how do I set up paypal.me and use it with my customers?

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Field Test: Refurbees.com Refurbished Computer Gear

September 1, 2015 / Dave Taylor / Amazon, eBay, and Online Shopping Help, PayPal Help / 4 Comments
buy refurbished microsoft certified windows lenovo thinkpad x61

If you want to buy a computer, you need to get something brand new, with likely a big pricetag, right? Otherwise you’re stuck in the questionable world of Craigslist, right? Not so fast, actually!

I had a chance recently to test the purchasing experience on Microsoft certified reseller Refurbees.com and picked up a pretty sweet old-school Lenovo X61 quickly and easily. Here’s how it all went down…

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PayPal Payment Reversal Email: Scam?

February 10, 2015 / Dave Taylor / Amazon, eBay, and Online Shopping Help, Computer & Internet Basics, PayPal Help, Spam, Scams & Security / 6 Comments
paypal phishing scam email warning

I just got an email from PayPal saying that there’s a payment reversal on my account and that I need to log in to explain what happened. But I haven’t bought or sold anything through PayPal in months. Is this legit or some phishing or other scam?

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How do I change my PayPal password?

February 7, 2015 / Dave Taylor / Amazon, eBay, and Online Shopping Help, PayPal Help / 3 Comments
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I think I was sucked by a phishing Web site and gave up my PayPal password. SO FRUSTRATING! How can I jump onto the site and change the password before I get my account stolen?

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How do I set up my iPhone 6 for Apple Pay?

December 8, 2014 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help, PayPal Help / No Comments
how to set up apple pay on your apple iPhone 6 plus

I love the idea of wave-to-pay and as a proud owner of a new Apple iPhone 6, I’m ready to set things up. But I don’t know how. Help!

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Identify Text Messages from AT&T on my iPhone?

August 25, 2014 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help, PayPal Help / 2 Comments
who are your text messages from? iphone

I get a lot of status updates and notifications via text message from FedEx, UPS, Apple, AT&T, and more. Useful, but annoying that they’re always these 4 or 5 digit numbers. How can I give them all names?

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