Looks like the law of averages caught up with me (PayPal)
02-22-2005, 07:47 AM
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Looks like the law of averages caught up with me (PayPal)
Dear Bryan Napier,
We regret to inform you that you received funds from an account with
reports of fraudulent bank account use. The transaction listed below is
under review.
Transaction ID:
Transaction Date: Feb. 16, 2005
Transaction Amount: $20.00 USD
Buyer's Email:
Buyer's Name: justin shaw
To help in our investigation, please reply with the following information
within 7 calendar days:
1. The item that was purchased and the value of the item.
2. The name and address given to you by the buyer.
3. Whether or not the purchase has been shipped. (If you have not yet sent
the purchase, please do not proceed with the exchange.)
4. If already shipped, please provide the company used, date of shipment,
and tracking number, so that PayPal can verify the shipment and delivery
online. (For transactions of $250.00 USD or more, you must provide a
proof-of-receipt in the form of a signature from the buyer.)
5. Details of any other payments you sent or received that were related to
the above transaction.
6. Your day and evening phone numbers.
We would like to obtain as much information as possible about the above
transaction, including any email correspondence between you and the buyer,
in order to expedite this investigation. Solving fraudulent cases helps us
continue to offer PayPal as a secure and cost-effective payment service.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
We regret to inform you that you received funds from an account with
reports of fraudulent bank account use. The transaction listed below is
under review.
Transaction ID:
Transaction Date: Feb. 16, 2005
Transaction Amount: $20.00 USD
Buyer's Email:
Buyer's Name: justin shaw
To help in our investigation, please reply with the following information
within 7 calendar days:
1. The item that was purchased and the value of the item.
2. The name and address given to you by the buyer.
3. Whether or not the purchase has been shipped. (If you have not yet sent
the purchase, please do not proceed with the exchange.)
4. If already shipped, please provide the company used, date of shipment,
and tracking number, so that PayPal can verify the shipment and delivery
online. (For transactions of $250.00 USD or more, you must provide a
proof-of-receipt in the form of a signature from the buyer.)
5. Details of any other payments you sent or received that were related to
the above transaction.
6. Your day and evening phone numbers.
We would like to obtain as much information as possible about the above
transaction, including any email correspondence between you and the buyer,
in order to expedite this investigation. Solving fraudulent cases helps us
continue to offer PayPal as a secure and cost-effective payment service.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
It may only be for $20, but I will fight to the death.
02-22-2005, 07:49 AM
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I think the averages keep going up. I'm steering clear of these kinds of things since my ex-roomate got screwed.
There was a story on Foxnews about online auction sites fraud too, so it has got to be getting worse and worse.
There was a story on Foxnews about online auction sites fraud too, so it has got to be getting worse and worse.
02-22-2005, 04:07 PM
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He just got back to me and here's the convo:
him: woah, i acceidentally sent it from my old checkign account instead of my credit card, ill get this taken care of asap.. im so sorry man..
me: It's ok, I wasn't even going to waste my time getting pissed off until I heard back from you. I was hoping it was some small error like this.
him: it should have evened out, someone bought soemthing from me for 25 dollars, and they took 20 out now, and says it went to you.... when you close an account, make sure and get rid of all the info on paypal, haha..
me: Yes, my account does show that you paid me. I already deposited the monies into my checking acct. But today they found out whatever they did and now my PayPal has a balance of -$20.
him: well, it should be taken care of i think? keep me posted man.. sorry about this..
me: No it's not "taken care of". Now anytime I do any transaction with PayPal, i'll have to put $20 in just to get to 0. You need to get in touch with them and figure out what to do.
him: woah, i acceidentally sent it from my old checkign account instead of my credit card, ill get this taken care of asap.. im so sorry man..
me: It's ok, I wasn't even going to waste my time getting pissed off until I heard back from you. I was hoping it was some small error like this.
him: it should have evened out, someone bought soemthing from me for 25 dollars, and they took 20 out now, and says it went to you.... when you close an account, make sure and get rid of all the info on paypal, haha..
me: Yes, my account does show that you paid me. I already deposited the monies into my checking acct. But today they found out whatever they did and now my PayPal has a balance of -$20.
him: well, it should be taken care of i think? keep me posted man.. sorry about this..
me: No it's not "taken care of". Now anytime I do any transaction with PayPal, i'll have to put $20 in just to get to 0. You need to get in touch with them and figure out what to do.