Yes, this happened to me too! My bank charged me foreign transactions fees for purchases I made via PayPal for two completely different US-based companies: Fandango (purchase made 11/4/16) and ThredUp (purchase made 11/8/16). These were around the dates reported by others. There is a seriously HUGE scam or hacking issue going on with PayPal. It feels weird to be one of the first people to be affected by something that I am sure will make the news eventually. PayPal is going to have to send out an email to all its customers, I'm sure. (Not to mention they will be obligated to pay the foreign transaction fees of everyone who was affected...) My customer representative didn't believe me at first either, but he eventually looked into the problem himself and became really helpful. He realized I was right about those companies being based in the US. I also referred him to this thread. He has just escalated the issue for me, but it will probably be a while before I can get the fees reimbursed. 😞
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