Review and analysis of over 111 International Money Transfer complaints against PayPal
PayPal consumers have reported over 111 official complaints related to International money transfer. Out of the 111 consumer complaints against PayPal, 12% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how PayPal responded to their complaint) and 100% were processed in a timely manner. 44% of consumer complaints against PayPal resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 5% resulted in non-monetary compensation.
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PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues December 9, 2015 - Paypal allowed a - dollar withdrawal from my paypal account. They have closed the case but did not return my money. It is a withdrawel from - I do not know this person, I did not send any money to him. ... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 22, 2015 - I am a stamp collector with an interest in a wide range of areas, including stamp issues of the former - - ( ie prior to independence ). I have an account with the - based Paypal money transfer service to facilitate payments to suppliers, none of whom have any connection with the - of -. Due to the unsophisticated nature of PayPal 's transaction monitoring process, I have been threatened with closure of my account, despite providing explanation of my activities. It appears that Paypal has set up robot scanning of transaction details, resulting in delay or cancellatiion of any... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues other transaction issues November 20, 2015 - On - - I attempted to use PayPal to transfer money to another PayPal ccount as I have done many times in the past. The website has been updated and rather than the usual transfer, PayPal interpreted my request as a request for an e-check issued on my bank rather than transfer from my PayPal account. There were insufficient funds in my account to cover an e-check because I had transferred the money to my PayPal account. My bank charged me $30.00 for the insufficient funds transaction. I contacted PayPal through their dispute resolution process explaining the problem and asked them to ca... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam fraud or scam November 12, 2015 - On Tuesday - - I receive an automatic email from Paypal saying that I have autorised a payment of $100.00 to -. I did not order anything at this -, the organisation was unknown to me. I contacted - and issued a fraud alert with Paypal. Fearing that my accounts had been hacked, I changed passwords on every account I could think of, including -. - then automatically takes you through some steps to check if everything is OK. - - an app that I possibly had not installed myself. It was a - app, and indeed I had not installed it. I found out that it was impossible ... |
PayPal Money transfers wrong amount charged or received wrong amount charged or received November 4, 2015 - I paid an invoice through PayPal in - and it did had a conversion rate of - for - usd. This exchange rate is much different from any other exchange rate. When I called to get an understanding about which entity they get their exchange rate info from I was given the run around. I was charged a total of $480.00 when it should 've been around $460.00. ... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam October 8, 2015 - On - -, 2015 my Paypal account was hacked and fraudulent charges totaling $550.00 were processed and pulled from my bank account. I immediately called PayPal and followed their procedure to reset my password. I was told by the agent that the funds would be returned within 4 days. However just 4 days ( today ) later my account was hacked again and this time $660.00 dollars was transferred to a fraudulent email address. I immediately called PayPal again but this time I was told I needed to reset my password again but this time via my phone. I was instructed to open the email sent by Pa... |
PayPal Money transfers other service issues September 22, 2015 - i bought an item from - thru paypal, paid, waited about 1 month and then usps tracking showed item was avaliable for pick up, i went to usps and they dont me that the package was not there, i kept calling them and they said they cant find the package.. ... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues September 19, 2015 - Someone from out of the US transferred funds from my paypal account that was associated with my personal checking account causing me to have to close my personal account with my bank I have created several disputes about the - drafts from my account and everytime I have created a dispute over this they have closed it and dismissed it. I would like for the money to be put back in my pay pal account since I have no checking account due to it having to be closed so they could not get more money from me. I am at my witts end with pay pal and their customer service sucks I have yet to get any he... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues July 22, 2015 - i opened a new paypal account and went to my local - and bought a paypal cash card which i put $100.00 on came home and added the card pin to my account which put the $100.00 on my paypal then i sent a friend that lives in the - $99.00 and pay pal charged me - cents to send so a total of $99.00 the transaction was complete go and log into my paypal account to find paypal locked it saying thisResolution Center - Case Reversal DetailsPayPal is constantly monitoring site activity and reviewing transactions. This payment has been selected for review and we have opened an investiga... |
PayPal Money transfers incorrect/missing disclosures or info July 18, 2015 - Even we create an online profile, it asks for verification/confirmation before it really creates profile. This is a case of money transfer. One button click, you are in TROUBLE. This is what happened with meI needed to redo my website design so put an advertisement on -. I was contacted by a person - - '' from a - '', - ''. When I asked his PayPal account for payment, he gave me as -- ''. When I try to pay him by PayPal, It asks me email address and Amount. When I click next button, I see confirmation by Name - - ''. Oops did I do a mistake. When I realized ... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam July 14, 2015 - A group on - created a group. I realized that it was a pyramid scam. I sent them money in hopes of getting more back. I did n't not receive any money in return and they will not send my money back. ... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam July 14, 2015 - A group on - created a group. I realized that it was a pyramid scam. I sent them money in hopes of getting more back. I did n't not receive any money in return and they will not send my money back. ... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam July 14, 2015 - - - - set up a pyramid scam on - in the group called - $ - $ - $20.00 auto reshare $140.00 payout ''. When I figured out what it was, I asked for my money back and she will not send it back. ... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam July 7, 2015 - I received numerous phone calls from a - '' that said he was working with - and that our computer was sending many messages that it was having issues. He and his company '' could fix these problems for $280.00. Stupidly, we fell for that con job ''. soon after sending the money and seeing where it was sent to, ( - - ), I realized that this was a scam. I requested a refund, witch they were prompt to do. However, they sent $1800.00 instead of $280.00. -, of course, admitted the mistake and wanted me to send him $1500.00 back, but not thru PayPal, but by money order thro... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues May 27, 2015 - Ordered paintings, used paypal as payment method. Paintings arrived - month later damaged. Paypal awarded claim - $.00 - month later paypal decided in sellers favor and took - $ out of account without explanation, when I tried to fight back that paintings arrived damaged and seller already claimed insurance via USPS my claim was denied. Paypal buyers protection policy is a joke. ... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues May 12, 2015 - I order an item ( - ) via online on a website ( - ) which is operated by lucky way trading limited ( with email -- ) but my order did not came. I waited for it for almost a month but still it did n't came. I paid them via paypal, but since the item did not came i contacted the seller regarding this matter. This seller gave me the tracking number of the item but when i checked it on our local post office here in - they confirmed that it was reshipped back to the sender ( which is the seller ), at first the seller replied thru email but insisted that it was delivered, but afte... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam May 4, 2015 - hello, i made a mistake. Instead asking money with paypal i sent it. He does n't want give money back. ... |
PayPal Money transfers other service issues April 22, 2015 - When paying a - invoice of -, I wanted to determine if I would be charged in USD before I used my - - card, so as to avoid foreign transaction fees. Otherwise, I would use a different credit card that does not charge such fees. I called PayPal on -/-/15 at - Eastern Daylight Time and was repeatedly assured during a 14-minute phone call I would be charged in USD. I transacted the payment at - EDT on that date. I was charged in -, and - - added a foreign transaction fee of $84.00. When I called PayPal back on -/-/15 at - EDT, I spoke to supervisor -... |
PayPal Money transfers other service issues April 20, 2015 - I had purchased goods via paypal services but have not heard from the company or received the goods. Initially received first item that had errors, so initially was told via email that he would rectify it by sending another one all we had to do was pay additional shipping. So we paid the Shipping on the - of -. He took the money since and we have not heard back from and of our emails. He is also a business overseas. We tried to deal with it properly through him first but he was very argumentative and disagreeable but then decided to send us a replacement as well as keep the original whic... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam April 18, 2015 - i recently make a purchase using how payment metode paypal butthe seller never give me the service i make a claim inside paypal butthey go in seller favor this is the unique transaction number - and i thinking this is fraudulent seller soplease helpme to get back my money ... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues April 14, 2015 - I 've been a PayPal user for a few years but did n't know that PayPal charges fees for eBay buyers ( or any buyer and vendors! ) to receive refunds made by eBay vendors. Apparently, both the vendor and the buyer are charged a fee in a REFUND transaction!!! Seriously??? Yes, seriously! If that is not bad enough, in order to collect my refund, PayPal is making absolutely mandatory that I either shop more or link my Bank Account so I can cash in money that is mine in the - place! It 's what I call a - way robbery '' while they 're calling it a transaction fee ''!! Charged me to transfer m... |
PayPal Money transfers other transaction issues April 4, 2015 - Hello, On - -, -/-/-, I sent payment via Paypal in the amount of $750.00 to - at - - for aftermarket - - automotive headlights. - 's company is located in -, -. For months, I contacted - via - messenger regarding the status of my order and why my item has not been shipped. - has continuously promised that my - would be shipped out -, -, -, - of -/-/- and -, -, and - of -/-/- I have received nothing but excuses and failed promises. I have all records of my correspondence with this seller. More than -, I have aske... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam March 28, 2015 - I paid - - $ 30USD for computer/Internet related services. He was to log into my game account and tweak my game '' to give me better options and play. He took the money but never delivered the services. The payment was made with my - - card via PayPal. I attempted to dispute the charge with both PayPal and - - but neither would help because they do not recognize the transaction as being for goods and services '' - - is a freelance gamer who accepts payment via PayPal. Sent to : - - ( The recipient of this payment is Non-U.S. - Verified ) Email : --Payment ... |
PayPal Money transfers fraud or scam March 27, 2015 - I GOT SCAMMED VIA PAYPALHe told me to send as to family or friends '' I was trading $78.00 + $1.00 ( fees ) = 80 $ totalfor counter strike global offensive case keys. He offered me - keys for my 80 $ which I took to be a fair offer and accepted the trade, sending him the money first via paypal verified. He tells me to wait a moment because he needs to check he has received and then he logs on and blocks me. ... |