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Using PayPal on site like Timu rather than my own bank details

Socialsam1 · 2024-11-04 14:13:33

hi, having looked at Temu etc, I am reluctant to use my own bank details to make a purchase. I was wondering if it would be better to use PayPal, that way it would be more secure. I was wondering what peoples experiences with PayPal have been like in addition would there be an alternative. Many thanks

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soolin Posts: 74,336 Ambassador

24 September at 9:33PM

mta999 said:

soolin said:

mta999 said:

Yes a year old but worth mentioning that there have been stories of people paying by PayPal and the merchant then setting up a continuous payment mandate and helping themselves ...

There's stories about all sorts of scammers, most of us use paypal frequently with no issues.

to quote a common phrase ...past performance is not indicative of future results

Which would mean none of us could ever use any payment system as any could fail going forward.

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