Depop /Paypal Scam

[quinny1992]

Not sure if this is the right place to put this however I just wanted to make others aware of a depop scam I very nearly fell for today. 

I received a message from a depop user saying she would be interested in the item but that her paypal isn't working through depop so can she transfer me the money via paypal instead. She also asked me to follow her and message her about it on instagram. I wanted to be helpful and wasn't really thinking much of it. She asked for my email address to transfer the money and confirming how much it would all be. I sent her my email address and she sent me a message saying that she was asked to 'enter the payment-recipients security code' (screenshot is attached). I didn't receive a text for a while but just as it came through I realised I couldn't log back into paypal anymore so she had definitely been trying to access my account. It's just really horrible that this happens especially on depop when so many young people just want to make extra money & not be rinsed. For reference her depop name is @freyayoung102 and her instagram @freyayoung_x . I hope this helps anyone else in this situation as I didn't see any other stories like this happening online so might be a new thing.

[DMurray1 · Accepted solution]

This exact same thing with the same person has just happened to me! Luckily I managed to regain access to my account by changing my password again, however I’m now really worried that they are still able to access my account or my bank

[quinny1992]

Oh my gosh I can't believe it, Ive been panicking as well. I was able to regain access and checked my email address and telephone number were all the same still and no transactions have gone out but im still worried and keep checking. Ive reported her account on depop, instagram and on here. I can see them online still on instagram so I reckon they are still going at it!

[katierj96]

Hi, the same thing happened to me! As soon as I saw my PayPal password had been changed I quickly managed get back into my account and change my password. I also changed my email address so I would recommend doing that if you have a spare email address. They haven’t taken any money but I’m still a bit panicky too that they could still access my money. Hopefully I am wrong and we will be fine now x