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Unsolicited email about subscription renewal from ...

by shortchanged Contributor in Payments Archives
‎Jan-12-2021 04:26 PM
‎Jan-12-2021 04:26 PM
Hello,   Today I received an email from a 3rd party merchant/vendor informing that I have an upcoming renewal to which they will charge next week.   They had a link to their website.   But I checked my PayPal account and I see that this subscription is currently inactive.   Have I been almost tricked into unwittingly resubscribing to something I didn't want?   sc ... View more
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Used a credit card to make a donation, but PayPal ...

by shortchanged Contributor in Payments Archives
‎Jun-05-2020 02:39 PM
‎Jun-05-2020 02:39 PM
Earlier this week, I used a credit card to make a donation. A day later, I find a mysterious transaction item titled "Cash Advance Fee" in sum of $10 on the same day I made the PayPal transaction.   I checked the PayPal transaction on my credit card, and it shows that the transaction as a "money transfer."   I have never dealt with account balance or money transfer, so I am unacquainted with what is going on.   To no avail, I am trying to reach PayPal Customer Service to void that "money transfer" status.   I left a message in the "Message Us" box. But man, is this frustrating.    sc ... View more

Re: Paypal asking to login twice

by shortchanged Contributor in About Payments
‎Oct-10-2017 01:06 AM
‎Oct-10-2017 01:06 AM
I have the same problem too, as a buyer.   I go to a vendor and click on checkout. Then I go to a PayPal website that looks like an old UX design. Send my texted 2FA. And then again, I get sent to PayPal again, but to the familiar cuurent UX.   Attached is a screenshot of the first PayPal website I am sent to.   ... View more
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