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   Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 05-Jan-2026 05:39:09 JST Rich Felker

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   @Mikal Yeah, I picked up long ago that it'd be a bad idea to report fraudulent invoices sent to my PayPal rather than just ignoring them. Any hint of fraud associated with your account, even as the victim, is likely to further victimize you.

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     My camera shoots fascists (mikal@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 05-Jan-2026 05:39:10 JST My camera shoots fascists

     A while back I noted here that someone had deposited $0.01 in my PayPal account and I was wondering what sort of scam it might be part of. I reported it and PayPal said they found nothing untoward.

     Now PayPal has locked my account due to suspicious activity. 🤦♂️
     They wanted to know what I'd shipped or sold last month (nothing, which I explained) and then demanded I upload a scan of some form of government ID.

     No.

     Luckily, I've learned through others' experience to never leave money there, so I can happily just close my account with no loss (except the $0.01!).

     #FuckPayPal