In the days before Christmas I fell victim to a PayPal scam. I wasn’t the first and I certainly won’t be the last. Though I’m not out a great deal of money, it was upsetting because I know better. As a reporter I regularly talk to experts that warn such scams are on the rise, especially around the holidays.
It happened because I broke several of my “rules.” I didn’t confirm the identity of the seller, and I wasn’t paying enough attention when I paid for an item. But it really happened because PayPal makes it