I accept Paypal donations on behalf of a blog I own. In the past two weeks, I've received a series of $1 donations from individuals whose names are unfamiliar. I have never received a donation in this amount before via Paypal. So far I've received 5 of these donations, each supposedly from different individuals. The first person who made such a donation then disputed the donation. Because the matter is in dispute, I could not refund the funds to the donor. I had to call Paypal to notify them that I did not solicit the donation, did not bill the person for the donation, & know nothing about what happened. Paypal told me to e mail the person saying that if they removed the dispute I could then refund the money. I did so, but the matter remains in dispute. I wonder whether the individual's e mail address is even real.
Since several others of these donations happened immediately afterward, this is starting to look like a pattern. Should I refund the money of all the donors before they can claim a dispute? Anyone else know why this may be going on? Does someone want to **bleep** up my status with Paypal so I can no longer accept donations?
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