So, I had a similar charge from, <removed>, hit my AmEx account. While I was sitting on hold for PayPal for 30min, I figured it out. Turns out the charge was from a small start-up company that I purchased an item from during the Chicago Marathon Expo. They were using PayPal to receive payment. This was very confusing because I was expecting a charge from a different company. And while I do use PayPal to receive payments from other people, it never affects my AmEx balance.
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