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Hey world. Not sure if I'm the only one receiving this invoice but just got an invoice for $20.00 from something called the Respond Fund for World Solidarity from the World Health Organization. Paypal won't let me dispute this invoice nor would I presume the WHO would send dubious invoices for donations through Paypal so I'm assuming it's a scam. Just curious if this is being sent out to others. Thanks!
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I went to cancel the invoice, but there wasn’t one in my account. So maybe Paypal is cancelling them?
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Used Desktop Computer and Chrome Web Browser
1. Log In to Paypal
2. Click on Activity
3. Click All Transactions
4. Look for Bill From _____ and on the dropdown menu on the right, click Cancel.
5. On the pop-up window, check if you would like a copy to your email and leave an optional note, click Cancel Invoice.
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1. Log In to Paypal
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3. Click All Transactions
4. Look for Bill From _____ and on the dropdown menu on the right, click Cancel.
5. On the pop-up window, check if you would like a copy to your email and leave an optional note, click Cancel Invoice.
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I received an unsolicited invoice for $50.00 this morning, August 15th and, after reading this post and the responses, I did some research.
First, if it's not clear to anyone that hasn't already done so, the invoice CAN be canceled. Click on Activity, then on the transaction, and then Cancel. Be sure to send a nice message about why you're canceling! Interestingly, PayPal would allow an issue to be opened against the transaction. Not clear to me why that is but seems suspicious.
I looked the WHO web-site. According to them:
The only call for donations WHO has issued is the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, which is linked to below. Any other appeal for funding or donations that appears to be from WHO is a scam.
This is not the same web-site that was in my invoice.
I did a WHOIS search on the URL that was in my invoice: COVID19ResponseFund.ORG. Here is the results:
Domain Name: COVID19RESPONSEFUND.ORG Registry Domain ID: D402200000012777850-LROR Updated Date: 2020-05-05T03:50:31Z Creation Date: 2020-03-05T15:33:55Z Registry Expiry Date: 2021-03-05T15:33:55Z Registrar Registration Expiration Date: Registrar: GoDaddy, LLC Registrar IANA ID: 146 Registrar Abuse Contact Email:
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: [Removed. Phone #s not permitted] Reseller: Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited Registrant Organization: United Nations Foundation Registrant State/Province: District of Columbia Registrant Country: US Name Server: NS-1120.AWSDNS-12.ORG Name Server: NS-263.AWSDNS-32.COM Name Server: NS-1829.AWSDNS-36.CO.UK Name Server: NS-999.AWSDNS-60.NET DNSSEC: unsigned
So I looked up United Nations Foundation. When you go to their site you immediately get a pop-up for donations that takes you to the site that was in my invoice. The UN Foundation appears to be real, however, the person's name on my invoice "Devante <removed>" appears to be fake. The only Devante <removed> I was able to find is someone wanted for a hit-and-run in California. There is a Leslie <removed> that is one of the VPs at the UN Foundation. Unclear if these is a connection.
Bottom line... the UN Foundation appears to be real. However, according to WHO this is not done on their behalf. AND there's no denying that the invoices are unsolicited. I do not know how the UN Foundation was able to send all of these invoices to PayPal users without their consent. PayPal has some explaining to do, for sure.
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@jrjanis wrote:I received an unsolicited invoice for $50.00 this morning, August 15th and, after reading this post and the responses, I did some research.
First, if it's not clear to anyone that hasn't already done so, the invoice CAN be canceled. Click on Activity, then on the transaction, and then Cancel. Be sure to send a nice message about why you're canceling! Interestingly, PayPal would allow an issue to be opened against the transaction. Not clear to me why that is but seems suspicious.
Again, this DOES NOT WORK for the majority of people in this thread. I do not know why people are reporting different behaviors of the website. You would think everyone would have a single, unified way the interface works. There IS a cancel button where the invoice is-as well as a side arrow >. Any interaction with this line item takes you to the invoice where the only option is to pay it.
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