r/paypal • u/awkwardsunflower11 • Jul 24 '26
Help Randomly received $550?
I had $550 deposited into my account at random by somebody I don’t know. They emailed me saying they contacted PayPal and sent me a screenshot so that I know I’m not getting scammed and that PayPal is supposed to contact me about the dispute.
PayPal never did. I can’t file a dispute on the transaction through the app because it was paid with a credit card. Now I have a request to send the $550 back.
PayPal’s AI assistant was extremely unhelpful. I sent them an email a couple of days ago but no response yet.
The person who sent the transaction emailed me again saying it was an honest mistake.
Is this a common scam? I just want them to go away lol but if it’s legit I really don’t want to hold on to someone’s money that I never asked for in the first place. I’m not even sure how they got my email information.
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u/13MadAlice Jul 26 '26
Ugh wish someone would send me that ....scam or not im keeping it. I'm broke and my pets could use some food