Paypal stole 300$

thelatent · Sep 18, 2011

Ok, I had about 400 $ in my paypal several months ago, and I used to sell RSGP offsite to people i knew.

ONE person scammed me, and did a chargeback, but it was for a 100$ so for whatever reason paypal limited my account. My visible balance was 300$

I then didnt bother checking/unlimiting PP for a long time and i logged in a few days ago.

And the balance was 0, I emailed them ASAP. They claimed to have credited my card issuer the 300$ , but ive checked my card statements, the 300$ is not to be seen. WTF? am i completely jacked? Should i call up PP.

SEMMTK · Sep 18, 2011

Call them up and tell your story.

darkfalllover · Sep 18, 2011

paypal always scams

Adrian Ochoa · Sep 18, 2011

I find this hard to believe. Why would they scam you? and for 400 dollars? I call bs.

Punkerpunk13 · Sep 18, 2011

Call them and see what they say, then call your bank.

Frank0929 · Sep 18, 2011

Adrian Ochoa said:
I find this hard to believe. Why would they scam you? and for 400 dollars? I call bs.

If you google paypal scam you will learn a lot. They purposely limit 100,000s of American paypals yearly in hopes the customer can't verify the account. They know a lot of foreigners use American paypals. So they will limit them and they know even after 180 days they will not withdraw the funds since the identity used is fake. A lot of foreigners do honest work for paypal money on sites like digitalpoint. Anyways they do countless shady things beside what I said above. You will even find interviews with ex employees regarding similar issues.

Anyways I hope you get your funds back man good luck

Diego_Ramos · Sep 18, 2011

Just call them, you'll find out everything that happened S:

ar-ab · Sep 18, 2011

tbh when your acc got limited you should of called them since then .

Stakingfool · Sep 18, 2011

They are a bitch to work with. I have $700 on limited account. I'd be surprised if I ever see that back. [Well after 180 days]

Da Real Deal · Sep 19, 2011

The Fuckers limited my account 2, 400 euro's on it. Did send the things they asked and now have to wait 180 days for my money.

wogsRus · Sep 19, 2011

i've got over $200 limited myself, any paypal account i make and send money i instantly get limited i have done all the steps to "Resolve" it and they still said no, paypal is fucked up.

thelatent · Sep 19, 2011

Adrian Ochoa said:
I find this hard to believe. Why would they scam you? and for 400 dollars? I call bs.

So im making this thread for attention?

Gtfo off my thread if you have nothing constructive to say nobody gives a fuck if you find it hard to believe.

Id post proof but why should i pander to you.

I should have called them as soon as it was limited. Its just that I waited a long time and didnt bother getting the 300$ back i thought it was safe, id upload my utility bills etc later when i could be bothered. Not letting this money go without a fight though.

xkronic · Sep 19, 2011

I would phone then tell them whats happened and if they try to ignore you take it up with your bank they help sort it for sure.

BrainGig · Sep 19, 2011

They are morons. They closed my account due to "suspicious activity", the DAY I FUCKING SHIP BOTH OF MY BRAND NEW IPADS ON EBAY. Gives me no option to verify my account to reduce limitations. I know I should of dealt with craigslist, but people were offering me much less. I had to borrow money from my parents to pay for rent that month because I was unemployed. (This was 2 months ago) I ask them to give my fucking money back via phone and they said "I'm very sorry sir, but we hold limited funds for 180 days", even though before then I haven't transacted in over 2 months. Fucking bullshit.

and my brothers too

polabear345 · Sep 19, 2011

thanks for telling me all this guys. im never going to use paypal again. appreciate the advice.

Da Real Deal · Sep 19, 2011

I phoned them today and they said we will hold the funds for 180 days and the is nothing what can be done about that... Fucking morons!

xlimitz · Sep 19, 2011

I'd contact your bank, because paypal are pretty much stealing from you if you didn't send the funds to anyone. The bank should be able to sort it.

Punjabi3 · Sep 19, 2011

I would recommend you call up your bank and see whats going on, usually they are better mediators than paypal is when it comes to chargebacks.

Da Real Deal · Sep 19, 2011

Like i said my account was limited and the want to close it, i called them and they told me to wait 180 days. I now chargedback 360 euro's from paypal from my last payment. Assholes...