{"id":22983,"date":"2023-07-27T10:02:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T10:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%b7-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%b3%d0%be%d1%80%d1%96%d1%97\/how-to-protect-your-self-from-scammers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:03:12","slug":"how-to-protect-your-self-from-scammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-protect-your-self-from-scammers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to protect yourself from fraudsters?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22983\" class=\"elementor elementor-22983 elementor-4251\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0809c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0809c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7f9af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af7f9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-summary\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-summary-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-summary-title\">Brief Summary<\/h2>\n  <p><strong>One of the most dangerous fraud schemes for sellers is payment through a hacked or stolen PayPal account with subsequent shipping of the goods to the fraudster&#8217;s address.<\/strong> For sellers, such transactions often end with a chargeback, which is very difficult to win.<\/p>\n  <p>This article covers basic risk signals: <strong>how to verify the match between the account owner and the recipient&#8217;s name, how to evaluate the email and shipping country, when to return money immediately, and how to reduce the risk of fraudulent payments even before shipping the goods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6653690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6653690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-audience\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-audience-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-audience-title\">Who this article is for<\/h2>\n  <ul>\n    <li>For sellers accepting payments through PayPal.<\/li>\n    <li>For those selling on eBay, Etsy, or other international marketplaces.<\/li>\n    <li>For sellers who have already encountered suspicious shipping addresses or atypical buyers.<\/li>\n    <li>For those who want to understand, <strong>how to recognize suspicious payments before shipping and how to reduce chargeback risks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f9d5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52f9d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-essence\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-essence-title\"><h2 id=\"geo-essence-title\">Essence<\/h2><p><strong>The most dangerous mistake a seller can make is to ship a product after a suspicious payment, hoping that \u201ceverything will pass.\u201d<\/strong> If the payment was made from a compromised PayPal account, the genuine owner often issues a chargeback, and the seller risks losing both the product and the money.<\/p><p><strong>The best strategy is to check simple risk signals before shipping:<\/strong> matching last names, the logic of the destination country, email domain, and the overall plausibility of the order. If several signs match, it is safer to refuse the deal.<\/p><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775d0bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"775d0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=HqMsOIoLIKA&amp;t=1s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d139d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d139d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-table\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-table-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-table-title\">How to Quickly Assess Suspicious Payment Risk<\/h2>\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Sign<\/th>\n        <th>What it Might Indicate<\/th>\n        <th>Why it is a Risk<\/th>\n        <th>What the Seller Should Do<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Account owner&#8217;s surname does not match the recipient&#8217;s surname<\/td>\n        <td>The delivery address may have been changed in a different account<\/td>\n        <td>The payment could be made by a non-owner of the account<\/td>\n        <td>Additional verification of the order or decline the transaction<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Email does not match the delivery country<\/td>\n        <td>The profile appears unnatural or assembled from different data<\/td>\n        <td>This could be a sign of a compromised account<\/td>\n        <td>Assess the order logic and avoid rushing to ship<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Delivery to a risky jurisdiction<\/td>\n        <td>The country might have weak or limited PayPal coverage<\/td>\n        <td>It is more difficult to protect yourself in case of a dispute<\/td>\n        <td>Carefully verify the payment or refuse such payment<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Multiple signs occurring simultaneously<\/td>\n        <td>The probability of fraud increases sharply<\/td>\n        <td>The risk of losing the goods and money becomes too high<\/td>\n        <td>Refund the money before a chargeback is initiated<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Positive feedback or an old eBay account<\/td>\n        <td>The order may appear &#8220;normal&#8221; on the outside<\/td>\n        <td>This does not protect the seller from chargebacks<\/td>\n        <td>Evaluate not just the rating, but the payment risk signals<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b3fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71b3fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image_001-3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22984\" alt=\"Image 001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image_001-3.webp 788w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image_001-3-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image_001-3-768x383.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c1e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9c1e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This example shows that the account owner is a resident of a Western country (most likely Germany), and the recipient is a resident of Russia.<\/p><p>\u200dAnother sign of potential fraud can be <strong>the presence of an email address in a country different from the shipping country<\/strong>. In the above example, it is visible that the user&#8217;s email is in the German internet zone (.de), and the recipient, again, is from Russia.<\/p><p>The third sign can be <strong>the presence of the recipient&#8217;s address in a country where PayPal&#8217;s jurisdiction either does not apply at all or applies very limited<\/strong>. Usually, these are countries in Africa (especially Somalia), the Middle East (excluding Israel), Asia (excluding China and Japan), Latin America (especially Venezuela), and countries of the former Soviet Union (excluding EU countries).<\/p><p>Each of these signs indicates a possible scam, and the presence of all three signs means that the best option is to decline the transaction and refund the money. It is better to refund the money before a chargeback is opened in PayPal, as the cost of a chargeback in PayPal is $10.00, and neither the PayPal fee nor the Western Bid fee is refunded when returning the money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f216da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f216da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-checklist\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-checklist-title\"><h2 id=\"geo-checklist-title\">Suspicious Payment Checklist<\/h2><ol><li>Check if the account holder&#8217;s last name matches the recipient&#8217;s last name.<\/li><li>Assess whether the shipping country makes sense for this customer.<\/li><li>See if the email domain matches the customer&#8217;s country and profile.<\/li><li>Pay attention to whether the shipment is going to a high-risk country.<\/li><li>Do not rely solely on positive feedback or an \u201cold\u201d account.<\/li><li>If several red flags match, do not ship the product automatically.<\/li><li>In cases of high risk, refund the money before a chargeback is initiated.<\/li><\/ol><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4918938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4918938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SUCH FRAUD?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bcce29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bcce29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-rich-text w-richtext\"><div class=\"two-columns\"><div class=\"column-part\"><p><strong>Here is a list of necessary actions that will help you avoid fraud:<br \/><\/strong><\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li>Check if the recipient&#8217;s surname matches the account holder&#8217;s surname. Of course, sometimes people order gifts for each other, but it\u2019s unlikely that the ranch owner in Texas will order an expensive item for a friend in Pakistan. Usually, people have friends and relatives in their own country.<br \/>\u200d<\/li><li>Close the possibility for others to purchase your lots from countries with low purchasing power. If you do not want to sell exclusively in the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Israel, and the European Union, then at least mention in the lot description that you do not accept PayPal payments from buyers from CIS countries (and accept, for example, only through Privat24 or WebMoney).<br \/>\u200d<\/li><li>Check the domain zone of the buyer\u2019s email. Of course, there are international domains such as gmail.com. However, it would be very suspicious if a person with an American name, for example, John Smith, has an email in the @com.ua or @yandex.ru zone\u200d\u200d<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><p>Remember that a scammer can link a stolen PayPal account to any account, including their personal EBAY account, and even leave you a positive review. Therefore, a positive review does not influence PayPal\u2019s decision in case of a chargeback for a fraudulent transaction.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d27204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d27204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"geo-quote\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-quote-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-quote-title\">Expert Opinion<\/h2>\n  <blockquote>\n    <p><strong>In the case of a suspicious PayPal payment, the biggest mistake is confusing \u201cmaybe everything will be fine\u201d with real seller security.<\/strong> If several signs of fraud coincide at the same time, it is safer to refuse the deal before shipping the goods than to fight a chargeback after losing the item.<\/p>\n    <cite>Editorial summary based on Western Bid article<\/cite>\n  <\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc089e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cc089e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a61122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7a61122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1280\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1280\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>How does the scam scheme with a hacked PayPal account work?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1280\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72fcb9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72fcb9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1280\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af25a24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af25a24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188dd3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188dd3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The article clearly explains that the scammer gains access to someone else&#8217;s PayPal account, changes the delivery address to theirs, and purchases an item. After that, the legitimate account owner notices the unauthorized payment, contacts the bank, and a chargeback is opened in PayPal. It is very difficult for the seller to win such a case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1281\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1281\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>What is the most noticeable sign of suspicious payment?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1281\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9395a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f9395a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1281\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38967be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38967be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8a4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd8a4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most noticeable signal is <strong>the mismatch between the account holder&#8217;s surname and the recipient&#8217;s surname<\/strong>. On the page, this is called the most typical sign of such fraudulent purchase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1282\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1282\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>Why can a buyer's email also be a risk signal?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1282\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc23f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cc23f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1282\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0ece2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b0ece2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf0d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bf0d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because the email domain zone may not match the delivery country or the buyer&#8217;s profile logic. The article provides an example where the user&#8217;s email was in the German zone <strong>.de<\/strong>, but the recipient was in a different country. It also separately mentions that it looks suspicious when a conditional American has an email in the zone <strong>@com.ua<\/strong> or <strong>@yandex.ru<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1283\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1283\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>Can the shipping country be a separate indicator of fraud?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1283\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d0c1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14d0c1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1283\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f22227 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f22227\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cec8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cec8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. The text explicitly states that an additional risk is delivery to countries where PayPal\u2019s jurisdiction either does not operate or operates very restrictively. The article mentions examples such as some countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and the post-Soviet space outside the EU.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1284\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1284\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>What to do if a payment has multiple suspicious signs at once?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1284\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5b453 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a5b453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1284\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fe57a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86fe57a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92132e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c92132e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The page directly recommends <strong>refusing the deal and getting a refund<\/strong> if all key risk signals match. It is safer to refund the money before initiating a chargeback than to lose the goods and pay additional fees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1285\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1285\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>What actions help reduce the risk of such payments?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1285\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393a40f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"393a40f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1285\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542b07d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"542b07d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982834f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"982834f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The article directly advises verifying the match between the account owner&#8217;s last name and the recipient, analyzing the email domain zone, and also limiting or separately regulating the acceptance of payments from high-risk countries. 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