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Why was I re-billed £115.25 for a clearly fraudulent PayPal transaction even though I’d never had an account and never made the purchase? Ethan Patterson, 18, spotted two suspicious purchases at the start of November He said the transactions were fraudulent as he had never had an account The money was initially refunded but was … Read more
During May and June I was a victim of fraud and my Lloyds Bank account was wiped out. The fraudster stole my ID, used my debit card details, made direct debit purchases and even set up a credit account in my name on PayPal. The total lost came to more than £6,000. I can’t talk … Read more
CVS becomes first US retailer to support PayPal and Venmo QR codes for checkout payments, allowing customers to avoid touching keypads amid the coronavirus pandemic CVS now accepts PayPal and Venmo QR codes for payments at all its US stores Customers open either PayPal or Venmo on their smartphone and click ‘Scan’ Then select the … Read more
Jacob Bailey, 22, of Rothesay Close, east Hull, was jailed for 16 months after he conned innocent sellers out of their money then frittered his earnings on drugs This is the face of a sophisticated online conman who targeted innocent victims with fake PayPal sales on his unsuspecting friend’s account from his home in Hull. … Read more
‘Merry Christmas from PayPal’: Irregular users of the payments platform will be charged a £12 ‘inactivity fee’ from 16 December – but it’s easy to avoid PayPal will start charging some customers an inactivity fee The US-based company said it will not be closing inactive accounts There are ways you can act now and avoid … Read more
Father reveals he is being chased by debt collectors after his son, 6, bought a £19,000 monster truck on eBay when he left his laptop logged in and the seller refused to cancel the bid Mohammad Faraji, 45, received a bill for a truck son Ario successfully bid for The father, from Wallsend, North Tyneside, is being … Read more
I received texts from PayPal at 3.17am and 5.17am on August 6 about a suspicious transaction. It was for £170.94 to a company called Zalando SE. I replied at 10.21am with a ‘2’ to signify it was an unauthorised transaction. PayPal responded saying that texting was unavailable for this service! One reader was left out … Read more
Someone has fraudulently opened an account with PayPal using my name. PayPal withdrew £450 from my Santander Everyday account on October 9 last year. It refunded this, but took it back the following Friday, saying I had to reclaim the money from PayPal. It said the money would be credited within seven working days, but … Read more