How safe is PayPal?
By mafra4u
@mafra4u (284)
India
June 9, 2010 7:39am CST
Guys, I want your help. I want to buy some referrals in Neobux and my uncle promised me that he will send the money for that. But, he does not have a PayPal account. He does not want to create one. He wants to send the money to my PayPal account using his credit card only. Is it possible? How can i convince him that PayPal is safe? If he has to create a paypal account, he has to link it to his credit card, right? Is it safe to do so? Should he give all the details of his credit card in his PayPal account?
Say, for the money transfer there is no other way other than he creating a Paypal account. Is it possible for him to delink his bank account/credit card from his paypal account(or delete his PayPal account) as soon as he transfer the money to my PayPal account? Will it cause any problems for the amount transferred to me?
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7 responses
@sarath49 (761)
• India
9 Jun 10
well it usually takes 4-5 days to transfer to bank account and also when you link your bank account with paypal they will sen certain cash to your bank account for verification. and dude its total safe. you know paypal is a part of ebay and has its headquater at signapore with about 9% of global FII transcation
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
14 Aug 10
I have used Paypal for many years and have not had any problem with it. It is easy to change or take away a credit card. You can also use a debit card - one without credit and it works.
I have one debit card with very little money, and if someone would try to steal what is in it, they would not get much. That way to transfer money can be good in the beginning so that you get proof that the payment processor you want to test works. 
I have one debit card with very little money, and if someone would try to steal what is in it, they would not get much. That way to transfer money can be good in the beginning so that you get proof that the payment processor you want to test works. 
@nvtellan (1907)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
I think Paypal is the safest online payment processor to date. I too have attached my credit card to my Paypal account and never had any issues with it.
As for your uncle, he can create a paypal account and attach his credit card. Then he can opt to remove or change his credit card after his transaction to you.
In an doubt, he can always ask the Paypal customer support for help on how to remove his account or attachment to his credit card.
@nbcastillo (32)
• Philippines
21 Jul 10
My Friend,
As for my opinion, paypal is safe. And most of all, it's legit.
But you see, whether it's paypal,alertpay,credit card,online banking...the safety really depends on responsible computing. If you're aware of everything that lurks in the internet, you can protect your accounts very well.
Awareness & knowledge my friend, its everything, it will keep you safe.
@Big10Inch (11)
• United States
9 Jun 10
Tell him to go to the site and check it out. He will see all the safe guards in place. plus he can call the paypal 800 number and speak to them.
