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PaulI usually pay by Paypal directly through ebay's website. But, today, the seller sent me an invoice by email. I opened it and it had a link to an auction helper service which in turn had a link to paypal, and I paid through this link. (I know some sellers insist that you use an auction helper service, so this must happen fairly often).
I think this particular sale was legit. But it seems like this system is ripe for a scam. Someone can send you a fake invoice, redirect you to a fake website, and steal your paypal i.d. Even the seller can get your paypal i.d. this way if he fraudulently redirects you to a fake website.
My question is this. Is there any way to know for sure that you are really on paypal's website? The URL at the top of my screen said https://www.paypal.com/a-bunch-of-stuff. Is that enough to be sure your safe, or can the URLs at the top of your computer screen be faked too?
Paul