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by Temp20220202m Contributor in Disputes and Limitations Archives
‎May-10-2021 08:32 PM
‎May-10-2021 08:32 PM
I know all that's happened to me, I just want to know why. Paypal says "due to potential risk" - whatever that means. Then they say they've "noticed activity in your account that’s inconsistent with our User Agreement " - yeah, an agreement that's 500 pages long and with no idea of my wrongdoing forthcoming from this company, I have no clue where to look or what to look for to see what I did to break their rules. I do see there this line, though: "Our decision about holds, limitations and reserves may be based on confidential criteria that are essential to our management of risk and the protection of PayPal, our customers and/or service providers. We may use proprietary fraud and risk modeling when assessing the risk associated with your PayPal account. In addition, we may be restricted by regulation or a governmental authority from disclosing certain information to you about such decisions. You agree that we have no obligation to disclose the details of our risk management or security procedures to you." - so, not disclosing any of this so-called information is one of their security procedures for me? What, to protect my security? To keep me safe? Somehow I don't recall agreeing to that. I've been buying through paypal since 2004 and have a 100% rating. I haven't sold anything in quite a while so I know I haven't done anything wrong there. All I can imagine doing is something I, in my naivete, didn't realize was one of those unpardonable sins on page 947, sub paragraph H, line 3. I have been purchasing stamps from all over the globe - do they think I was funding terrorists? I did ask one seller, selling a stamp for almost a thousand dollars, if he would be willing to sell it on an installment plan. He said no and that was it. Otherwise, I have no idea why this has happened, and I really hate the idea that all paypal will ever say in "Oh, check our rules, buddy. It's somewhere in there. So long." And I guess that's about all I have to say on the matter. Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.      ... View more
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