I guess when an opportunity comes up that makes me think &quot;there&#x27;s no way this can be for real, but there seems to be no risk involved,&quot; I lean towards the assumption that the scammers have also thought of this and are confident that they won&#x27;t have to give the money back.  It&#x27;s a shame PayPal is this oblivious, but the scammers knew this in advance and took advantage.