If any vendor ask you to use Paypal's Friends and Family feature to send them money, run, run, run. Don't do business with them. It is likely a scam and you won't be getting your money back. I've come across a bunch of ammo-selling web sites with prices on ammo to good to be true (one-third of what the same ammo is selling for everywhere else, if you can even get it). Everything looks great...supposedly rave reviews...until you go through the payment part of the checkout. The checkout process doesn't include any option that allows you get your money back if the seller is fraudulent. This includes Paypal's Friends and Family feature. Real vendors don't ask for Friends and Family payments. So, if you see prices too good to be true and all the payment options don't seem to give you any money protection, don't do business with that web site or vendor.
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Be Careful Using PayPal Friends and Family Payments | Fraud Prevention Unit
PayPal offers two options for sending money to someone: "Goods or Services" and "Friends and Family." "Goods and Services" is how you pay for, well, goods and services. For example, say you're like me and you have a vinyl record habit; you would use PayPal Goods or Services to buy yet another...
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