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This website is a collection of horror stories, news reports and other information addressing problems with Paypal, Inc..

Fraudulent Format File Scam

By Alfred Dear sir/ma, It’s my pleasure to write you this mail. All i need from you is to please try to send the format file case showing how someone can report a fraudulent act. My reason for this mail … Continue reading

Making Their Own Rules

Writer Wishes To Remain Anonymous Paypal makes their own rules as they go. Paypal took my money and froze it for many months now. I was instructed to submit information to restore my account and was told the account would … Continue reading

Different Computers Logged In

Writer Wishes To Remain Anonymous This is an email I received. We recently have determined that different computers have logged into your PayPal account, and multiple password failures were present before the login. One of our Customer Service employees has … Continue reading

Ripped Off by Crooks

Writer Wishes To Remain Anonymous People, BEWARE OF THESE CROOKS Paypal. I sold merchandise worth about $18,000. After I withdrew back $8,000 and emailed all my customers the tracking info, they put limit on my account and now they have … Continue reading

PayPal Buyer Assurance Scam

By Derek To scam a seller: Bid on a moderately priced item, recieve said item, then visit Paypal’s Buyer Assurance link and claim that you did not recieve item. Paypal will side with the buyer if the seller cannot prove, … Continue reading

PayPal Ruined The Business

By Michelle Lewis I opened a paypal account recently and started excepting payments thru paypal . paypal froze my account when it had $891.40 from all the buyers who just won auctions from me,this is including there shipping money. paypal is … Continue reading

Bogus Email Confirmation

By Sarah I’ve recently sold a PS2 on PP only to receive what I believe to be a bogus email  confirmation of payment reciept, it states that the buyer has paid the money into my account, however it won’t actually … Continue reading

PayPal Froze My Money

By Shawn Payment From  Andrew Karas  Jul. 8, 2005  Completed Details $250.00 USD  -$10.05 USD Payment  To  Mike Phelps  Jul. 7, 2005  Completed Details   -$500.00 CAD $0.00 CAD Transfer  From  Credit Card  Jul. 7, 2005  Completed Details   $123.32 USD  $0.00 … Continue reading

Suspicious About This Offer

Writer Wishes To Remain Anonymous In June this year, I was approached by a seller over the Internet offering to supply an item.  I was suspicious, but as the seller wanted to be paid through Paypal,I thought it was a … Continue reading

PayPal Unauthorized Funds

By Sherri paypal reverses 1785.00 and allows the buyer to keep the items ? Hello and Thank you for giving me an opportunity to tell my story,and hopefully get some much needed advice. I opened a paypal account almost 3 … Continue reading