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segojasegoja Posts: 6,112 ✭✭✭✭


<< <i>For the safety and security of the PayPal network, we often review accounts
for potential risks. After reviewing your account, we have decided to close
it because of security issues.

We are making every effort to minimize any disruption to your business.

If your PayPal account balance is zero, and you have no unresolved buyer
complaints or chargebacks, your account will remain limited.

-----------------------------------
Disbursement options
-----------------------------------

Option 1. If you owe refunds to any of your buyers, you can use the money
in your PayPal account to refund them.

To refund your buyers:
1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click "Contact Us" at the bottom of any page.
3. Click "Contact Customer Service."
4. Under "Choose a Topic," select "Sending/Receiving Money."
5. Under "Choose a Subtopic," select "Refund/Cancel a Payment."
6. Click "Continue" and follow the instructions to refund payments.

Option 2. Money in your PayPal account will be held for 180 days. After 180
days, we'll email you information on how to receive your funds.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

Thanks,

PayPal

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account
and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

<< <i>



So If I understand this my funds are frozen for the next 6 months with no recourse. I'm in Canada, so there is nothing I can do until I return.

Good news is there is very little funding in the account, but seems odd.
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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Don't click any of the links on that email page and for goodness sake do not log into your account as this sounds like a scam.
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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,034 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is the email addressed to you by name?

    It could be from a scammer (not Paypal) who wants some information.

    I received a couple that claimed to be from Paypal, addressed to my real name,
    they were from scammers.

    Have you tried logging directly into your Paypal account (not through the email)?

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  • Forward the email with FULL HEADERS displayed to spoof@paypal.com .... they will get back to you to let you know if it is real or fake...


    BTW --- does the email address you by name? If not, it is likely a spoof email or phishing attempt

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  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,112 ✭✭✭✭
    Sent it to spoof already. It does address by the proper name on the account (for obvious reasons I did not post that)

    There are no link in the page and it's not asking me to do anything, so I think it's for real
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  • also... log in to your acct directly on another screen... if the message is real, they would also send it to you directly in your acct...
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,515 ✭✭✭
    That is the precise format and verbiage that PayPal uses for an account closure notice. It may be the real deal.

    Russ, NCNE


  • << <i>That is the precise format and verbiage that PayPal uses for an account closure notice. It may be the real deal.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    That was my take on it too , nowhere on it does it say click any link nor is there a link.It instructs the user to go log in to the account yes but not by using any provided link.
  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,112 ✭✭✭✭
    Russ - I think you are correct

    I think I'll be sending some refunds to clients and taking their cards via my own merchant processing. That'll clear out the account.
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  • << <i>

    << <i>For the safety and security of the PayPal network, we often review accounts
    for potential risks. After reviewing your account, we have decided to close
    it because of security issues.

    We are making every effort to minimize any disruption to your business.

    If your PayPal account balance is zero, and you have no unresolved buyer
    complaints or chargebacks, your account will remain limited.

    -----------------------------------
    Disbursement options
    -----------------------------------

    Option 1. If you owe refunds to any of your buyers, you can use the money
    in your PayPal account to refund them.

    To refund your buyers:
    1. Log in to your PayPal account.
    2. Click "Contact Us" at the bottom of any page.
    3. Click "Contact Customer Service."
    4. Under "Choose a Topic," select "Sending/Receiving Money."
    5. Under "Choose a Subtopic," select "Refund/Cancel a Payment."
    6. Click "Continue" and follow the instructions to refund payments.

    Option 2. Money in your PayPal account will be held for 180 days. After 180
    days, we'll email you information on how to receive your funds.

    We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

    Thanks,

    PayPal

    Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
    will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account
    and click the Help link in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

    << <i>



    So If I understand this my funds are frozen for the next 6 months with no recourse. I'm in Canada, so there is nothing I can do until I return.

    Good news is there is very little funding in the account, but seems odd. >>



    This is a scam. The link to Paypal contained in that message is a ghost site. If you go to that site and log into your Paypal account, they will have your login information, and wipe out any balance in your account.

    PayPal does not send messages like that. If they're going to suspend or remove your account, they just do it without notice.

  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,445 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Any idea what might have triggered it? Too many gift payments, cross-border refunds (could be used for money laundering), etc.?
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  • It's a scam to get your personal information
  • How can it be a scam to get his personal info? He already said there's no link in the email, and it specifically says not to reply to it and to log into paypal and click the help link for questions.



  • << <i>How can it be a scam to get his personal info? He already said there's no link in the email, and it specifically says not to reply to it and to log into paypal and click the help link for questions. >>



    Sooooo....maybe he should open a new browser, log on to his PP account and see what's up..

    Sounds simple to me.....
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,470 ✭✭✭✭
    I wonder if your being in Canada has anything to do with this?

    When I traveled to England recently, even though I informed them, all kinds of bells and buzzers went off when I used my debit card and credit card.

    If your being in Canada caused this due to some transaction you processed, you may want to call them because setting up a different paypal account using the same banking info is very difficult to do.
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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Call paypal 1-888-221-1161. Let us know what develops.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,411 ✭✭✭✭✭
    send it to spoof@ebay.com. i dont really know if they do anything with it but at least youll get a reply
  • Do not reply to that email or click on the link ,it is phishing scam email to steal your account i have recieved that very same message in my email inbox several times and have reported it to ebay
  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Call paypal 1-888-221-1161. Let us know what develops. >>





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  • sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500
    are you a security risk?
  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,112 ✭✭✭✭
    I must be a huge security riskimage

    Maybe they think after 25 years of never screwing anybody, I'm about to start...I don;t think so, but I will not sit idly by and get screwed.

    I'm sure it has everything to do with the guy that stole the 09-S VDB from me, as I have refused to pay paypal the money back until my coin comes back, BUT the credit card company has said he gets to keep the coin and a full refund (paypal says they must adhere to that decision). Of course to protect the criminal, no details are allowed to be release.

    The buyer is facing some serious charges, and I can't let the cat out of the bag, as I believe he or someone he knows reads this forum.

    So the moral of the story is Paypal can close your account and freeze funds for 180 days AND allow people to steal coins from you. BEWARE SELLERS
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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,126 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No one has a problem with PayPal until PayPal has a problem with them.


    I'm waiting for my day to come.


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  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,112 ✭✭✭✭
    MsMorrisine

    VERY WELL PUT!

    Hope your day never ever comes!

    James
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  • ebaytraderebaytrader Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭


    << <i>the credit card company has said he gets to keep the coin >>




    That's a civil matter and not up to the CC company. You may have a cause of action for conversion (civil theft).
  • sinin1sinin1 Posts: 7,500
    does that mean you no longer can sell on eBay, or as long as a credit card option is allowed you are alright?

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