What are they and how to protect yourself from PayPal scams
Cybercriminals are the order of the day waiting for someone to fall for their scam networks that include PayPal. Clearly the company has nothing to do with it, since their transactions are secure, unfortunately they are the people they use it to defraud a transaction that appears to be legitimate.
What kind of scams are there and how to avoid them
The cyber security company kapersky, points out that there are different scams: one of them is “payment in advance” to defraud PayPal users. Victims are notified that they are owed a certain amount of money, which could be due to an inheritance, the lottery, or some other compensation.