So I just got notified that I've been banned from Paypal.
I've had my account for years. Never, ever, ever had any issues. I don't sell anything, I don't use ebay. I don't go and launder money anywhere. I literally do nothing except use paypal to buy things online from places like amazon, video game microtransactions, and Fanduel/Draft.
That's it.
Last weekend, I was alerted via text of a transaction that was marked suspicious. I accidentally typed Yes thinking it was something I actually bought, and quickly realized it was something I had no idea of. I immediately called Paypal and a very helpful person got everything set up for a dispute. Less than 24 hours later, after contacting the "seller", Paypal ruled in my favor, and would issue me a refund in 8 business days.
Hadn't touched it in 48 hours.
Then I get an email saying my account is permanently limited because of "potential risk associated with it".
That's it. No explanation, no nothing. My "refund" is gone for 180 days, and now I'm unable to use Paypal for anything since all my bank accounts and cards were linked to it as I've had Paypal since its creation.
Looking around on here, I see all the other threads on this topic are from people admitting to violating ToS. I can't admit that since I didn't violate anything.
So my question now is, can I actually successfully appeal this ban? If so, does anyone know who has?
How they can just instantly ban someone with no communication, when if someone reports another use they actually get a chance to defend themselves is beyond me. I've been a faithful and compliant user for over a decade.
How is this fair, and what can I do about it?
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