I haven't been declined yet, but expect to at any minute. Why? Because a rep from the company that does fraud protection called this evening and asked whether several donations to progressive and environmental groups valid. This is a somewhat sporadic activity; but something I've done with the same payees for at least three years. I suspect the company is a conservative group, perhaps owned by the Koch brothers, who by asking about this activity hope to discourage it. In addtition, on another debit card during the past two weeks, grocery purchases have been declined, also with more than sufficient funds in the account. They claim it's because we went to two grocery stores in the same day. Granted, not usual, but both were stores that we've shopped at every week for 11 years. I seriously think that they're trying to normalize our activity just by asking and annoying. I've decided not to play. Until tonight, Paypal has been a very reliable and honest vendor. If they want to stop their previous behavior, I'll simply cancel the card and start carrying cash again. Sure would save a lot of money in online purchases.
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