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Re: If I sent money to a person who has no PayPal ...

by c_n_ignatius in Transactions Archives
‎Apr-01-2023 08:42 PM
‎Apr-01-2023 08:42 PM
The only experience i’ve had with sending money to somebody who doesn’t have an account, was just putting their email in. They then receive it by going into that email and accepting it. I believe it doesn’t come off your balance until it’s accepted, but if you put in the wrong email, and the wrong person accepted your money which then completed the transaction and removed your funds from your account, I think your just out of luck and have to chock it up as a loss, but it might be possible to request a refund if im actually incorrect with the transaction not having to be accepted, and the email never being opened. Im sure they can tell if the transaction is still open and pending which then you should be able to cancel or if it was completed ... View more

Account opened in my name that went to collections

by c_n_ignatius in Managing Account Archives
‎Apr-01-2023 08:28 PM
‎Apr-01-2023 08:28 PM
I had moved from my previous address and forgot to have all my mail forwarded because I didn’t change address with USPS. I recently went to the city I had lived in and picked up a lot of mail which one was a debt collector for a paypal account in my name that went into the negatives. I do remember opening a paypal account and having a debit card, but the phone number associated with the account was turned off and I didn’t change the number before it happened and couldn’t login because of verification and forgetting the password. I then had just forgot about it, because I had a zero balance. I don’t know how my account got into the negatives, because it wasn’t a credit card, only debit. I now have a new account, with new email, and new phone number, but tried getting the debit card but it keeps giving same message that something went wrong. I try to talk to paypal about the account, but they can never find it, not with my SSN, or the mobile number I had when I did have the Debit Card. How can I view the transaction Activity of this account that’s in collections, so I can see why and how it went into negatives? So I can then challenge whichever activity that wasn’t authorized by me to have this debt removed from my credit report or checksystems profile so I can then be able to receive a new debit card in my new current account. I had also found other accounts that went into default, that I didn’t even open myself, and Im unsure as to what my next step should be? ... View more
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