PayPal Domestic (Us) Money Transfer Complaints

Review and analysis of over 327 Domestic (Us) Money Transfer complaints against PayPal

PayPal consumers have reported over 327 official complaints related to Domestic (US) money transfer. Out of the 327 consumer complaints against PayPal, 21% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how PayPal responded to their complaint) and 99% were processed in a timely manner. 27% of consumer complaints against PayPal resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 16% resulted in non-monetary compensation.

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

January 2, 2016 - Traded an online friend for a game and he never held up his side of the bargain and took my money. Essentially scammed me. ...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

December 31, 2015 - On -/-/15 I went to the - - - and download the venmo app so that a friend could send me money. after I downloaded the app I link my - - - account to the venmo account and successfully verified it by following the venmo procedures. To do this Venmo deposited $0.00 and $0.00 into my bank and withdraw it back out. So I transfer the $250.00 my friend had sent me to my bank. venmo even sent me a notice saying my transfer was complete and the funds would arrive on the -. The next day I look at venmo and see a notice saying my transfer had been cancelled and that the ...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues

December 15, 2015 - Pay Pal set up a credit line for my wife and I and we did not know it. At best they got us at checkout and - of us thought it was just a verification. We did not know it until we started getting emails about our balance! I asked them to reverse the transactions and put them on our credit card like we always do and they said they ca n't do that. I not only upset about that but that we were signed up for $4500.00 in availability I never wanted and I 'm sure it hit our credit history ... I want them to put the transactions on our credit card like we have done for many years. ...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised

December 9, 2015 - I bought a ticket to an event at the - - festival that happened in - NY in - -, 2015. Here is the event description - I found out I was not going to be able to attend the event and I identified a woman ( friend of my father ) in NY who was interested in purchasing my ticket. We agreed on a price of $45.00, and that she would pay me via paypal. I sent her the ticket ( address in NY ) once I saw that she had submitted the money transfer. However in the subject line of the payment, she said, payment for ticket to -, - ( name of the event ) and now paypal is holding the m...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised

December 9, 2015 - My PayPal balance of $5400.00 has been withheld by PayPal. I already submitted - complaint about this issue, and yesterday, PayPal filed a reply, promising : " On - -, 2015, PayPal made your full Account balance of $5400.00 available for withdrawal. '' However this is not true. I have tried many times today to withdraw my balance as promised and the account is still blocked. I can not initiate any withdrawal. ...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam fraud or scam

December 9, 2015 - I ordered - engines from - - for $4000.00 on -/-/15. He instructed me tosend money through Paypal and to select the send money feature andnot the goods and services. I sent the money as instructed. The sellerdelayed the shipping and finally sent " the engines ''. When I received themThey were unusable junk. I tried to contact him to arrange shipping themback and he quit responding to me. I then contacted paypal as they offerprotection for their buyers. I spoke to the dispute department and was toldthat my dispute would have been an easier dispute if I had selected goodsand ser...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

December 5, 2015 - eBay have developed an amazing new trick in maximizing profits by withholdingcustomers access to their own money. I sold a bicycle on eBay auction for $800.00 ( -/-/15 ) The buyer paid PayPal $860.00 ( ( $800.00 plus $67.00 eBay specified shipping charges ) PayPal immediately deducted their fee of $ - flagged my PayPal account had a balance of $840.00 whilstsimultaneously placing a hold on these same funds. The hold being controlled by eBay. eBay unilaterally and randomly decide the length of the hold with no means for customers to challenge. A very small number of high...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

December 1, 2015 - I opened a PayPal account -/-/- for an eBay purchase and have only used my PayPal account sparingly since then, never experiencing any issues until this -/-/-. -/-/- I sent $100.00 to a friend using PayPal ( no different than I had ever done in the past ) and I assumed the payment went through because there was no reason to think otherwise. To my dismay, -/-/-/-/-/-, I received a call from a collection agency saying that I owed money on my PayPal account. Specifically, I was told that I did not pay back my PayPal line of credit, so in addition to the $100.00 paymen...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues other service issues

November 30, 2015 - I have a PayPal account with a balance of $5400.00. In -/-/-, PayPal notified me that my account was suspended but without any explanation for why. I tried contacting them several times, by email & online forms, and have never received a personalized reply. I just get very generic emails that my " appeal has been denied '' but again, zero specifics as to why my account has been limited. The messages on their website are very circuitous and Kafkaesque. When I log in, I see messages like " We would like to learn more about some of your recent transactions '' however there is no way to pro...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

November 30, 2015 - Paypal offers a purchase protection. I purchased a new ultrasonic cleaner on eBay and paid with Paypal. The item was dead on arrival. I contacted eBay and they told me I am covered under Paypal 's purchase protection. I checked the policy and I saw that I qualify for protectin under their policy. I called them and they filed a claim. However, they denied my claim. When I called back, they said they need the proof that the item was broken when it arrived. I told them I have the dead item and could send any proof they need ( e.g. the item if they want, a video, etc ). They said they will file a ...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

November 29, 2015 - PayPal CreditThe email message received by me recently ( below ) confirms illegal withdrawal from by - - - account in the amount of $670.00. Recently, I purchased an iPhone from the - website, on a 6-month interest free plan confirmed by PayPal. I had already made a $250.00 payment on this account a few weeks ago, and was horrified when PayPal informed me that the above amount was transferred from my account. Conveniently, the message arrived after the amount was transferred, and consequently, no opportunity to dispute. The 6-month interest free plan is misleading and decepti...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

November 25, 2015 - I make online payment transaction using PayPal online services om - - 2015. Amount transaction was - $.00 3 day latter I found that not any merchandise and not any services will be provided from service provider which use PayPal for receiving a paymentsIn -/-/- I contact.to PAYPAL by phone and ask dispute this transaction and refund my payment in amount - $.00 However I have following message : if we contact you for more information, please respond within thetimeframe. If you do not respond within the timeframe, the case may beclosed and decided in the seller 's favor. ...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised money was not available when promised

November 22, 2015 - Paypal is arbitrarily applying hold policies despite my being an account holder in good standing. In the latest incident, paypal arbitrarily applied a hold against my account for funds from an auction completion. No where was the made explicitly clear that this transaction would flag some arbitrary rating system, applied by EBAY and Paypal which are now separate companies. Furthermore I never allowed, approve or otherwise granted Paypal permission to share my account information with anyone else, including Ebay which is now a new and different company. This issue goes along with paypal chargin...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

November 18, 2015 - PAYPAL. On - - I opened a Paypal account in order to transfer funds to a friend who had pre-booked for a large group dinner at a - restaurant in - NJ on - -. My friend asked to be paid by - - to pay the restaurant deposit. I received an email from PayPal on - - saying that the payment was pending review due to government regulations and would be completed within 72 hours. ie by - -. On - - I checked my PAYPAL account and still the payment was sitting on pending. I called the Call Center, after waiting 30 minutes I eventually was put in touch with s...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised money was not available when promised

November 16, 2015 - Paypal went ahead and put limitations on my account for legitimate transactions of goods that I have conducted with eBay and other companies all legitimate. They requested a bunch of documents to verify who I was and I complied within two hours. They then sent me a letter asking for invoices or receipts for merchandise sold on eBay and I did. I called because I did need my funds and they said the information was sufficient but now I had another account and I explained I did n't and there was fraudulent activity going on, even faxing them documentation. They just seem intent on keeping the mone...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

November 15, 2015 - I ordered a service from - -, it had created issues with my bank account. I cancelled on the -/-/2015. When checking on my bank account Pay Pal is still attempting to take money from my account which continues to go into the negative $90.00. Bank offered me a $35.00 which is now up to $90.00. I spoke with a supervisor at Pay Pal and I was very disappointed with the lack of concern for my account. Continuing to take out money on a cancelled item. ...

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PayPal Money transfers incorrect/missing disclosures or info incorrect/missing disclosures or info

November 12, 2015 - I recently received a phone call from PayPal Credit regarding an outstanding balance of $140.00 for " PayPal Credit '' purchase I made in - 2015. I have NEVER used PayPal credit before - only PayPal as connected to my debit card or bank account. Typically, this was for payment to individuals. This specific $45.00 payment was to a friend who has a baked goods company and she baked and delivered an order for me. I paid via PayPal, as I have done several times prior. Then I received this phone call and a statement in the mail in - 2015 with a $140.00 balance, because I chose to pay wi...

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PayPal Money transfers wrong amount charged or received wrong amount charged or received

November 9, 2015 - I use paypal to transfer funds for payment and receipt of payment. With respect to payment receipts, paypal recently revised their system to report the amount that was sent to me as the funds transfer total without any regard to the net amount after paypal removes its fee. thus, paypal is over reporting each funds transfer and my total account balance. when asked, paypal states that they can not do anything about this because of their recent changes. ...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised

November 9, 2015 - We placed merchandise on eBay listed a Go Pro Camera Hero 3 silver including accessories of a battery pack, charger with USB cord, chest mount, head mount, touch screen, - cases with interchangeable doors for the camera listed for the 'buy it now price ' of $350.00, valued according to fair market at approximately $560.00. Received an offer from - to purchase the camera with equipment for $350.00 plus additional shipping and handling fee of $50.00 which made the total $400.00 noting that it was 'a birthday gift ' received from PayPal via email, with a realistic transaction ID n...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam fraud or scam

November 8, 2015 - Venmo has frozen my account for no reason! ...

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PayPal Money transfers incorrect/missing disclosures or info incorrect/missing disclosures or info

November 6, 2015 - I use paypal to make payments via my bank account. PayPal enrolled me in PayPal Credit, a credit line, without my authorization or without disclosures, to make a $120.00 payment to - on -/-/2015. I assumed my payment was debited against my bank account, but it was not, and was instead enrolled in PayPal Credit. There was no e-mail or notification that this was done, nor was my signature nor acknowledgment required, nor were there any disclosures provided. PayPal did not notify me that there was an outstanding balance either, so now there is $35.00 in interest payments and late fee...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised money was not available when promised

November 6, 2015 - I having been trading on eBay and using PayPal as my payment method. My complaint is against PayPal. In the past month, I 've had a number of transaction cancellations and returns for refund. PayPal has deemed this high risk behavior and frozen my account which has a balance of $19000.00. I am not permitted to move that money, my own cash, anywhere. I ca n't send or receive money and most significantly can not move the cash to my linked checking to pay other bills or buy groceries. They will not tell me what if anything I can do to fix this. I have had an account with them for 14 years with ...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues other service issues

November 3, 2015 - I would like to report PayPal.com for unscrupulous business practices. In -/-/-, I used my PayPal account to pay an individual for a musical transcription service. As I was finalizing the transaction, a confirmation window popped up. As in the electronic age, these windows routinely pop up to confirm a transaction, I clicked " OK '' without reading the full length of the text. As it turned out, it was a window asking me if I wanted to open a PayPal line of credit. I was upset when I realized what had happened, and found out today when checking my credit report that the situation is even w...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

November 3, 2015 - On or about -/-/2015 I, -name redacted-, tried to transfer funds in the amount of $1600.00 to my - - - - account number -redacted- from my Venmo account. I was messaged by Venmo ( and still have this message ) saying that this transaction was cancelled by - - - -. This turned out to be a lie. - - contacted me ( I still have the messages ) saying that the transfer process was never initiated by Venmo. What that means to me is that Venmo never even INTENTED for me to have my money. The reason why is for financial forensic investigators to find out, not me, a...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

October 31, 2015 - PayPal requires users to link a bank account to the Paypal account. Users also have the option of linking a credit card account. In the past, PayPal has always made the bank account the primary/default funding source for payments. I believe this is because PayPal can deduct 3 % of the payment to keep as a fee for itself ; by contrast, when users pay with a credit card, the card issuer imposes a 3 % fee and I suspect that PayPal does not get a 3 % fee. Today, - -, 2015, PayPal changed its system so that users are tricked into making payments funded by their checking account, without prov...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

October 29, 2015 - I have a - ( - ). I completed a job for a customer, I hand delivered the parts, and the customer is happy with the results. Unfortunately, the customer wanted to pay via credit card, so I used PayPal to process the transaction. The payment cleared, but PayPal is holding the funds for up to 21 days. Not to mention the fact that they take an additional 3 to 5 business days to transfer money to my real bank. I called and spoke with a PayPal customer service representative as well as a " specialist ''. Both reps were nice, and tried to be helpful, but the earliest they are willing to release...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam fraud or scam

October 23, 2015 - paypal changed my account form regular paypal to paypal credit without myapplying for credit, then failed to send accurate statements so I did n't know I owedanything until fees started to add up..with - dollars of purchases the bill is-- in 5 months ... when I called to complain I got the run around.. no resolution ...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam fraud or scam

October 21, 2015 - I submitted a ad on - for a - ticket that my daughter at last minute was unable to attend. Someone with the name of - - purchased this ticket from flordia. A month later I received a message stating the ticket was no good. I contacted - to verify that it was good and have the email from them stating this. - - image states ok my bad ill check again next month when I go. The second month I get a email from pay pal stating that he did a reverse payment dispute with his credit card company. I feel he has done this to many people defrauding people credit cards companies and so ...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues

October 20, 2015 - I have been trying to transfer funds from a car buyer who insists that we use PayPal to complete the transaction. I find Paypal very deceptive in it 's description of it 's services. I have called PayPal customer service numerous times & never told the entire procedure to xfer money. For example : their web site allows you request set up for a " Friends & Family '' money transfer & send the request to the other party. However when the sending party tries to send the requested sum they get a message that the precipitant ( me ) is not a " Verified Member '' & blocks the transfer. This is true,...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues

October 17, 2015 - I attempted to update my billing address with the - credit card on file in my PayPal wallet '' earlier today ( card ending in -- ). Even though I updated my mailing address with the bank that issued the credit card, the PayPal website keeps giving me an error message, Sorry, we ca n't link your card. Please make sure you have the right billing address. '' I called PayPal customer support to rectify this problem, spoke to - people, first -, then -, and - these unfortunate people just refused to fix the problem. If they do n't update my correct address on my credit card on fi...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

October 14, 2015 - On -/-/- I purchased an item from ebay.com Marketplace in the amount of $32.00. The item was a trunk lid cover for my -/-/- Mercedes Benz E320 wagon and according to the seller 's listing, should have fit my vehicle ( see attached ). However, it does not and I do not feel that I should bare the responsibility of paying to send the item back to the seller. I made the purchase in good faith and expected what was advertised. This is false and misleading advertising as well as a common scam with ebay sellers. I am still in possession of the truck lid cover as I refuse to pay for shippi...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised

October 13, 2015 - On -, I transferred $290.00 to my aunt in -, NV to reimburse for home improvement expenses for my mother 's home which she is in the process of selling. My aunt added her bank information and submitted a transfer request, which should have been completed by -. The funds never showed up in her account so she called me. I immediately submitted a customer service request and waited several days. When I did n't receive a response, I used another service for the transaction ( which completed without a hitch, by the way ) and requested a refund. After multiple customer service requests, I...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

October 2, 2015 - I am very frustrated in trying to get this problem resolved. - ( division of PayPal? ) and - - are involved and have been no help and I need answers quickly. This problem involves a large fraudulent withdrawal from my - - account by/thru -. There was an unauthorized withdrawal of $2900.00 from my business account on -/-/2015. The company that took/transferred the money is -. I even know where the money went and am being told by - -, that there is nothing they can do. - - went as far as to tell me that since I reported it beyond the 24 hour threshold, I ...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

October 1, 2015 - On - -, 2015, I made a purchase on EBay. I was transferred to the PayPal website to make the payment. It was my intention to register my new - with PayPal and make the payment using this -. I went through what I thought were the steps to register the card and was then transferred back to EBay. Shortly thereafter I received - emails from PayPal Credit : Welcome to PayPal Credit '' and Important information about your recent PayPal Credit purchase ''. The second email contained the statement If you do not want this offer, please contact us at - Monday-Friday, - to - Ea...

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PayPal Money transfers wrong amount charged or received

September 28, 2015 - Paypal does not disclose that it charges fees on requested payments ( - ). In this case, I requested $500.00 from my mom through paypal assuming that the requested transfer would be free in the same way as if I requested payment through Venmo, another Paypal owned service. Instead, when my mom paid me the $500.00, I only received $480.00 because Paypal charged a $14.00 fee. That fee was never disclosed to me or my mother ahead of the transfer. Paypal claims that because the transaction was categorized as Goods '' the fee can not be refunded but the way Paypal setup the request, the...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised

September 28, 2015 - I requested PayPal to send me a check of $500.00. Estimated arrival was 2 weeks and it has been 2 months already with no check arriving, yet they still withdrew the funds from my account. I called and asked them to cancel the check and refund the money to my PayPal account so that I can transfer it. Their solution? I need to wait one week for the to trace the check and cancel it. After waiting a week they will then notify me of a timeframe in which they can reimburse me my money. This business practice is almost criminal. I never withdrew my money, I never cashed a check, yet the money is go...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues

September 23, 2015 - I was making a payment for an item I purchased on eBay through PayPal. While making the payment, Paypal had me put in the DOB and SSN. I did not realize I was signing up for credit line with Paypal. They pulled my credit and gave me a line which I did not want. This is a very deceptive practice. How can they get away with it? ...

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PayPal Money transfers wrong amount charged or received

September 23, 2015 - On - -, I sent a payment of $400.00 through PayPal to my daughter. I, later that same day, sent another $400.00 in error because I did n't think the first $400.00 had transpired. I cancelled this last $400.00 and my daughter also refused the payment. Paypal continues to take that $400.00 out of my checking account regardless of assuring me that the payment was cancelled. They are now also taking an additional $400.00 out that was never received by my daughter. They tell me because my bank refuses payment they will continue to withdraw the funds even after it was cancelled and...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues

September 17, 2015 - I made an online purchase using my very infrequently used PayPal account. I thought that the charge would immediately come out of my bank account. Instead, PayPal defaulted the amount to their Bill Me Later credit that they extended to me. Looking back at the e-mail account I use for services like PayPal and online retailers, I see they messaged me on - - before they charged me interest and a late fee, but did not message me again when they actually did charge me. I did not receive a message about a statement or the charges until - - when they called me with a pre-recorded message ...

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PayPal Money transfers incorrect/missing disclosures or info

September 10, 2015 - Paypal did not notify me in advance that I would not be able to use the instant transfer. It seems to be something that is not readily available. You can use it for - transaction and then when you make an identical transaction for the same amount to the same person the next month, you are not able to complete, but the following month you can. A search on google implied that it could be due to an credit card coming up for expiration but offered no other reasons for when that is not the case - and by the way these are not answers from paypal but from other consumers. ...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues

September 8, 2015 - I made an offer to a seller on ebay for an item. The seller agreed and took the item down allowing me to pay via paypal. Last message i had with the seller was hom stating he was going to send the item in a few days and that was on -. I have not heard from the seller since. ...

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PayPal Money transfers wrong amount charged or received

September 8, 2015 - -/-/15 I requested a Paypal Credit line to use for an upcoming purchase. I also requested instructions in advance of that purchase, so that the purchase would qualify for their promotion - 0 % interest for - months on purchases over $99.00. I received an invoice for my purchase and made a downpayment of $500.00 using Paypal credit. When I received the merchandise I made a second payment of $1700.00 ( so both transactions on that invoice qualified for the 0 % promotion ). When I noticed that I was charged interest by Paypal credit, I called to dispute the interest charged. I was ...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

September 7, 2015 - After being a loyal user with Paypal for 7 years, my account has suddenly been imposed limit use in -, 2015. I could n't get access to the my money in the account. During the 7 years, I always abide the policy of Paypal. I contacted Paypal immediately but was n't given any reason why the restriction was imposed. In fact, I was told by the agent that There is no reason. We do n't want to serve you and recommend you use other service ''. I was further shocked as being told that any money in the account would be locked for180 days, and Paypal would contacted me then to give guidance for the r...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

September 4, 2015 - I found tickets from - for - seats at the - - concert in - on - -. I bought these tickets from the seller and payed him through pay pal. The amount was $490.00. When I got to the concert the tickets that he sent me were not valid and I had to purchase additional tickets at the door. I have contacted the seller and he keeps avoiding refunding my money. ...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues

September 4, 2015 - i sent $750.00 to a friend of mine on paypal.. Their Paypal Accoutn was subsequently 'frozen ' and asked them to verify their account by adding a BANK Account. They do not have a bank account, so they ca n't verify. They want to send me back my money but they ca n't now. I am now out $750.00 of my hard earned money due to this issue. They will not respond to any questions or support. Please help! ...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues

September 4, 2015 - I used Paypal to pay for a large welder which was to be palletized and shipped across several states. I paid trucking co independent of seller. Seller did not bother to secure the welder or any of its accessories to the pallet upon which it was shipped and of course it arrived damaged which cost me many hours of time and a significant portion of the cost of welder and shipping to repair to functional, much less aesthetically the same as when it left sellers shop. I filed a complaint against seller, weeks later Paypal tells me only way to resolve the case was to ship it back to seller at my own...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues

September 3, 2015 - Dear Sir or Madam. Would need your help on the following. PayPal limited my account permanently due to high number of claims with sellers. All credit cards stored under my PayPal account can not be removed according to PayPal rules. PayPal does not allow to use these credit cards in any transactions processed by PayPal done with or without logging into PayPal account. PayPal is still the only one processing engine for eBay. This limits my purchases on eBay because I can not use any of my cards with or without PayPal account. I asked PayPal customer service to remove my cards. The response I ha...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised

August 22, 2015 - In - 2015, I established a PayPal business account for use related to my -. Within one month of using my account, I received a notification from PayPal indicating a limitation was placed on my account and I could not access funds for 180 days. During the one month of my PayPal use ( - 2015 ), my transactions related to the following : - personal deposits to my PayPal account for retail purchases on eBay, - eBay purchases, and - receipt of payment for an - rental. At no time were funds in my account withdrawn to a bank account or transferred to any other individuals. Follow...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

August 19, 2015 - I was scammed online, and did not receive what I paid for. Was not able to cancel payment in time on Paypal. ...

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PayPal Money transfers wrong amount charged or received

August 13, 2015 - I am filing this complaint regarding Pay Pal. The fees they charge for a seller on ebay are not transparent. They are hidden, and difficult to find. For the casual individual selling something on Ebay, it is very tricky. 1. When you receive payment from a buyer through Pay Pal, you receive an email from Pay Pal saying that you received a payment of, for example $100.00 from a particular buyer. There is no mention of fees being taken out by PayPal. If you go to your Pay Pal account ( using the Pay Pal phone application ) there is no reference at all to fees anywhere on the site. When you look...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues

August 4, 2015 - I utilized PayPal as a money transfer service to send/receive money with my fiance for rent, utilities, and other bills. In addition, my PayPal account was linked to my eBay account for purchasing/selling products. PayPal is currently holding $1400.00 of my funds without just cause for up to 180 days. '' I have contacted PayPal representatives on numerous occasions to request evidence of any violations of PayPal User Agreement, but have never received a response. ...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues

August 1, 2015 - I purchased a ring as described as a certified - yellow gold Alexandrite ring on eBay and paid using my PayPal account. After receiving the said merchandise I verified the information with my jeweler and the jeweler informed me that this ring was not - gold and the size of the alexandrite did not match the certification documents. Contactingboth EBay and PayPal they said they could not help me with my claim as they bothclosed my claims without informing me. As noted in the eBay terms of use it clearlystates in their money back guarantee states If a buyer suspects that an item is counter...

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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues

July 23, 2015 - Paypal used the a method for payment without my authorization, lack of satisfactory response and security concerns. I used paypal for a payment. Paypal at the time of sign up offers various payment options being bank account, credit card etc. This is based on the the understanding that the user like me can choose the desired one at the the time of making payment. However when I paid for the transaction ( Attachment - ) in question it did not give me the option and instead debited my bank account. When I took up the matter with them they responded giving reference to another case number and ...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

July 22, 2015 - Paypal tried to collect a fraudulent charge from my - - credit card. - - requested documentation from Paypal to backup their claim and the requested my response and documentation from me. - - rejected their claim. After that Paypal changed the transaction ID and place back the charge on my account and they insist on collecting the same amount. I already sent them - electronic messages using the Paypal contact us form to no avail. Paypal contact form states that they will respond in 24 hours. I just received an email demanding payment on the fraudulent amount. ...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues

July 15, 2015 - PayPal limited my account. They claimed I 'violated their user agreement ' - but would not tell me how I did so. I 'm not aware of any violation. I have $600.00 in the account and PayPal will not release it for - days - saying that they need to hold on to the money in case of 'charge backs '. But I have no pending transactions and I 've not sold anything using PayPal for months. ...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

July 13, 2015 - Note : This is a Virtual Currency complaint. Today I received an email notice from PayPal about an update to their User Agreement. I do not have an issue with the content of the notice, but as you can see from the attached screenshot, the color of the text is a light gray which makes it difficult to read. This can ONLY be done with the intent to discourage people from reading the document, which may constitute fraud. ...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues

July 9, 2015 - Dear Sir/Madam, Paypal is holding my funds in these accounts hostage since - -, 2015. My personal account has $5500.00, and my business account has $9400.00. The pretense of limiting my account was high level of risk. The matter of fact truth is that my accounts have never had any disputes, claims, or chargebacks. Their holding my funds is nothing but malice, and was done in bad faith. It is unreasonable and should be illegal. So far all my contacts to Paypal only resulted in either no reply or nonsense form-letters. I am asking for you intervention to:1 ) Order Paypal to release the...

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PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam

July 7, 2015 - At the beginning of - 2015 I signed up for a PayPal account. All I wanted was the ability to simply pay my friends directly from my bank account. That is it. Then about a - ago I got some mail from them that looked like an agreement of some sort. I did n't really go through it thinking it was n't important. Then today I got an email from they saying I owed $15.00. So weird and unexpected. I logged into my account to discover a newly added payment option, PayPal credit. They had opened a credit line under my name for $1000.00 with an APR of 19 % and apparently when I had gone to pay m...

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PayPal Money transfers money was not available when promised

July 5, 2015 - In - 2015, I received - separate deposits of $100.00 each on the same day to my paypal account. I immediately requested the total amount of $200.00 to be transferred from my paypal account to my checking account. It is months later and I still do not have the $200.00. I reached out to paypal numerous times by phone and email to try to resolve this issue and still have no resolution. I just want my money. I have even had successful transactions since so there is n't an issue with my accounts nor my account numbers. They are in violation of the California state 's Money Transmission ...

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PayPal Money transfers other service issues

June 27, 2015 - After multiple requests, Paypal has refused to permanently close my account. I maintain a $0.00 balance. I find Paypal 's actions contemptuous and egregious. I ask that CFPB forward this case to The GEORGIA 'S DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE to consider imposing sanctions including REVOCATION, WITHDRAWAL, or SUSPENSION of Paypal 's License with GEORGIA 'S DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE. License # -. My complaint is as follows : To : - - - -, Operations CounselPayPal, Inc. - - -, Nebraska -Phone : -Mr. -, I received your response to my CFPB complaint agai...

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