Possible scam HP 41CX

[Eric Rechlin]

(09-28-2022 04:29 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  Follow-up...

Indeed this website is a scam, STAY AWAY under all conditions.

Emails to the address listed on the website simply bounce as undeliverable. Emails to the address included in the PayPal receipt were also unanswered for 5 days.

So, I have received a full refund from PayPal and they have opened a formal investigation to close the 'Checkout via PayPal' account for this company.

Summary:

1. Don't let one's zeal for a good deal blind you to other obvious tell-tale signs of a likely scammer (even an industrious one with HP goodies)

2. Be sure to validate the urls of any 3rd party payment processor (to prevent grabbing your credentials, card number, etc.) you use, in this case PayPal.

3. This scammer will have his PP account closed soon. The only cost (to me) was a bit of time and energy; well worth it to remove him, but there are plenty of others like him, as Martin shared above.

Thanks to all for your comments.

Cost to the recipient was the PayPal fees, too, because PayPal no longer refunds fees (typically 2.9% plus 30 cents) when a payment is refunded. So the scammer is probably out a few bucks thanks to your order, too.