I am finally going to buy a domain I have been looking at. The domain owner wants me to give him my Godaddy account information and send him the payment via Paypal gift, so that there will be no extra charges. Should this cause suspicion? Does Paypal offer any kind of fraud protection? What is the best way to protect myself from fraud in this situation, without the need for escrow services, such as escrow.com? Any advice welcomed. Thanks. 
Private domain purchase with paypal: how to prevent fraud?
domains;purchase;fraud detection
If you are purchasing a domain you shouldn't be giving them your godaddy.com account information. That is completely unnecessary. And when buying a domain always use an escrow service. That way you can be sure everything goes smoothly and you don't become a victim of fraud. Sending the money via PayPal is almost as good as giving them cash.Basically, if you do what they say, you are setting yourself up to be defrauded. Don't give them any login information for anything and use an escrow service. Otherwise bail out on the transaction. If they are legitimate they will agree to this.