Is is possible for this to be chargebacked?
kako4741
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Dec-20-2020
09:49 PM
Hello, I recently received a gift of $500. I posted my paypal.me link because I have been going through rough times, and someone gifted me $500, with a note saying they hope it helps me through the winter. I am very wary of large paypal payments though. I don't know who this is because I posted my link on a forum where people post their paypal.me links when they are in need and random people will usually send $5-15 in a helpful way. My paypal.me is set to personal payments only, so I believe it is F&F. Is it possible for the sender to chargeback? It was NOT a sale or transaction, it was a gift, the note mentions nothing about buying anything. Am I safe to use this money or can they chargeback?
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Dec-25-2020
11:47 AM
A sender would not be able to open a Paypal dispute for non-receipt of item OR item not as described as they would have no Paypal buyer protection.
However they can still open a dispute for an unauthorised transaction OR do a chargeback (via their card issuer) and you may well lose as you would have no Paypal seller protection.
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