Have you had your paypal account "locked" with no reason? - GoFuckYourself.com

UtahSaints · 07-17-2006, 07:47 PM

mother fuckers did it to me again. Total life span of my account was 2 weeks

Tdog · 07-17-2006, 07:48 PM

www.paypalsucks.com

scottybuzz · 07-17-2006, 08:25 PM

always a reason. they dont just pick on people randomly

Spunky · 07-17-2006, 08:33 PM

They usually always give a reason..that's weird

bdld · 07-17-2006, 09:04 PM

it happened to me years ago, like in '01, i thought they stopped doing that shit.

tony286 · 07-17-2006, 09:05 PM

that is why I never leave more then 20 bucks in my paypal account

Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE · 07-17-2006, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by scottybuzz

always a reason. they dont just pick on people randomly

i agree, 4 years without a problem with my paypal account

notabook · 07-17-2006, 09:15 PM

Yep, I have had my PP account locked for no reason, happened two years ago. They froze my account with $1800 bucks in it (was three separate payments of $600, got all three payments pretty fast so I hadn?t transferred funds yet). The next day, bam, account was frozen and remained frozen for 180 days, afterwards I immediately transferred the cash into my bank account. I never really got any answer from PP about it other than their standard ?blah blah blah it?s for our protection and yours yada yada yada?.

gideon · 07-17-2006, 09:17 PM

Yep and they took over $400 dollars

wdforty · 07-17-2006, 09:18 PM

Way back in June 04.

minusonebit · 07-17-2006, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by scottybuzz

always a reason. they dont just pick on people randomly

Yeah, and ePassporte always has supurb customer service.

pocketkangaroo · 07-17-2006, 09:18 PM

They did once on a business account of mine. Different people had been logging in from different IPs I guess and it flagged it as potentially fraudulent. I think I just had to fax them over something.

minusonebit · 07-17-2006, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Spunky

They usually always give a reason..that's weird

Yep, pick one:

UtahSaints · 07-17-2006, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Spunky

They usually always give a reason..that's weird

my ass... I faxed all the shit they asked and then got this.. please tell me what the reasoning is?

Quote:

We have reviewed your PayPal Account, and due to the excessive risk
involved, we would like to begin parting ways in a manner that is least
disruptive to your business.

Please reply to this email by logging in to your PayPal account and filling
out the Limited Account Access web form to facilitate the disbursement of
any funds remaining in your PayPal account. You can locate the web form by
typing the following in your browser: https://www.paypal.com/emailus,
choosing the topic "Limited Account Access," clicking "Continue," and
writing your instructions in the message box.

Disbursement can be handled in one of two ways:

1. Your remaining account balance can be used to provide refunds to your
buyers (if applicable).

OR

2. Your remaining account balance will be held in your PayPal account for
180 days from the date your account was limited. After 180 days, you will
be notified via email with information on how to receive your remaining
funds.

If you choose to provide refunds to your customers, please log in to your
account and contact us with a list of transaction IDs for the buyers that
you would like to refund.

We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.

Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
PayPal, an eBay Company

Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address will not be
received and therefore, not answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal
account and click the "Help" link in the footer of any page. If your
inquiry is regarding a claim, log in to your PayPal account and go to the
Resolution Center.

studiocritic · 07-17-2006, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RS-MEDIA

my ass... I faxed all the shit they asked and then got this.. please tell me what the reasoning is?

that is such bs.

sue them in small claims (and follow through on it), i'll pay for your filing+serving fees.. you pay me back out of the winnings. filing is like $40-80 in california depending on the amount, and a process server's fees are about $40-50.

i just want to finally see them owned. they screwed with me years ago.

Just Jace · 07-17-2006, 09:32 PM

yup, I have lost 2 accounts so far....my fault though, I was using them for adult stuff, and that is against their rules

so, i didn'tr complain

$5 submissions · 07-17-2006, 09:32 PM

I've never been locked but clients and friends always complain about Paypal's shenanigans. That's why I don't even use them anymore. Fuck Paypal.

sharp · 07-17-2006, 09:35 PM

Happened to me once...they had a reason, though and it was all taken care of.

studiocritic · 07-17-2006, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

I've never been locked but clients and friends always complain about Paypal's shenanigans. That's why I don't even use them anymore. Fuck Paypal.

Add me to that list.

In like 2001-02 I had a client who was paid me via PayPal 4 times for $139 each time for a monthly service I subscribed to on his behalf - he was reimbursing me.

7 months later, after I had no contact with him, he was reconciling and did not recognize these charges.

He called his bank and disputed them, PayPal instantly just negatived my account and refunded him - without ever contacting me.

So it took me about 8 months to realize that my PayPal was even negative - I found out when a collection agency called me on behalf of my debt at PayPal.

When I finally found this out, I called up the old client, he cut me a check.. no big deal. No harm, no foul.. right?

Wrong.

PayPal had already sent this to collections, so the account was closed. And now I can't have a PayPal account. Not like I want one with these policies.

Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE · 07-17-2006, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by notabook

Yep, I have had my PP account locked for no reason, happened two years ago. They froze my account with $1800 bucks in it (was three separate payments of $600, got all three payments pretty fast so I hadn?t transferred funds yet). The next day, bam, account was frozen and remained frozen for 180 days, afterwards I immediately transferred the cash into my bank account. I never really got any answer from PP about it other than their standard ?blah blah blah it?s for our protection and yours yada yada yada?.

thats weird, i have had 2 $2k+ deposits in a week into mine and they didn't even flinch

woj · 07-17-2006, 10:48 PM

never had any problems with them, but I guess it's just a matter of time :-/

stickyfingerz · 07-17-2006, 10:59 PM

Not locked persay, but I have -5000.00 balance due to chargebacks by a client who's site was 100% finished and doing business. The whole company is shut down now. Paypal has to win it since I shut down the checking account attached to that account. Was only 15.00 in there at the time of the charge back. Always keep two accounts if you have the means, which I did. So still have my backup and its good to go.

I told paypal on the phone they better win if they want that money back, cause its not coming from me. Have 100% proof of all the transactions and what they were for. Email records, po#'s Screenshots of completed work etc etc.

notabook · 07-17-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by LOL :D

thats weird, i have had 2 $2k+ deposits in a week into mine and they didn't even flinch

Yeah... which is why there seems to be a certain randomness to it that people have been complaining about. The person that sent the money didn't get his funds frozen, only I did. They never really gave a straight answer either which way as to why it was shut down, they claimed it was 'suspicious activity' and that they did it for 'my protection' lmao.

lelahosting · 07-17-2006, 11:23 PM

several years ago they did because someone who sent me money received money from someone who they were investigating for fraud

they eventually fixed it after 6 weeks if i remember correctly

Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE · 07-17-2006, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by notabook

Yeah... which is why there seems to be a certain randomness to it that people have been complaining about. The person that sent the money didn't get his funds frozen, only I did. They never really gave a straight answer either which way as to why it was shut down, they claimed it was 'suspicious activity' and that they did it for 'my protection' lmao.

hmm, thats shitty... maybe its because i have transactions going through my account daily... always buying/selling something so something like thats not a worry to them

AnnaSucks · 07-17-2006, 11:24 PM

I've had around 30 of my accounts closed/locked, I don't know the exact number, lost count ages ago.

-Some of them were locked because I used them for adult stuff.
-Some of them were locked because people I paid used their accounts for adult stuff.
-Some of them were locked because people who paid me used their accounts for adult stuff.
-Some of them were locked because some idiots just thought It'd be funny to get my account closed by telling PayPal I'm using my account for adult stuff.
-Some of them were locked because someone who paid me used their mom's/brother's/sister's card.

And the list goes on...

So yes, there's usually been a reason for them to lock my account, not saying I agree with their reasons. But I've heard of several cases where they have locked an account for no reason. I hate PayPal.

fr0gman · 07-17-2006, 11:58 PM

Several years ago I sold a Louis Vitton purse on eBay for a friend. She had purchased the purse at Nordstrom's in Sacramento. I was with her when she bought it. Anyways I sold the thing and the buyer paid me with PayPal. I took the money out and paid my friend and then about a week later 900.00 evaporated from my bank account. (they take it from your bank account instead of your credit card so you have no recourse for getting your money back other than small claims court). Anyway I called to find out why and after about 4 days of rambling I found out that the eBay buyer had filed a claim with them claiming that the purse was a fake. PayPal took my money and allowed the buyer to keep the merchandise.

PayPal is complete bullshit if you ask me and if I am ever in New York and find the bitch that bought that purse I will beat her until I can't lift my arms.

UtahSaints · 07-18-2006, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by studiocritic

that is such bs.

sue them in small claims (and follow through on it), i'll pay for your filing+serving fees.. you pay me back out of the winnings. filing is like $40-80 in california depending on the amount, and a process server's fees are about $40-50.

i just want to finally see them owned. they screwed with me years ago.

14 where I live...

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notabook Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Not a Library! Posts: 9,748	Yep, I have had my PP account locked for no reason, happened two years ago. They froze my account with $1800 bucks in it (was three separate payments of $600, got all three payments pretty fast so I hadn?t transferred funds yet). The next day, bam, account was frozen and remained frozen for 180 days, afterwards I immediately transferred the cash into my bank account. I never really got any answer from PP about it other than their standard ?blah blah blah it?s for our protection and yours yada yada yada?. __________________

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Tdog Confirmed User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,707	www.paypalsucks.com

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bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	it happened to me years ago, like in '01, i thought they stopped doing that shit.

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tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	that is why I never leave more then 20 bucks in my paypal account

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gideon Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 81	Yep and they took over $400 dollars

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pocketkangaroo Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 8,452	They did once on a business account of mine. Different people had been logging in from different IPs I guess and it flagged it as potentially fraudulent. I think I just had to fax them over something.

07-17-2006, 09:32 PM	#16
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07-17-2006, 09:32 PM	#17
$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	I've never been locked but clients and friends always complain about Paypal's shenanigans. That's why I don't even use them anymore. Fuck Paypal. __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

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sharp Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,006	Happened to me once...they had a reason, though and it was all taken care of.

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woj <&(©¿©)&> Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 47,882	never had any problems with them, but I guess it's just a matter of time :-/ __________________ Custom Software Development, email: woj#at#wojfun#.#com to discuss details or skype: wojl2000 or gchat: wojfun or telegram: wojl2000 Affiliate program tools: Hosted Galleries Manager Banner Manager Video Manager Wordpress Affiliate Plugin Pic/Movie of the Day Fansign Generator Zip Manager

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stickyfingerz Doin fine Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,984	Not locked persay, but I have -5000.00 balance due to chargebacks by a client who's site was 100% finished and doing business. The whole company is shut down now. Paypal has to win it since I shut down the checking account attached to that account. Was only 15.00 in there at the time of the charge back. Always keep two accounts if you have the means, which I did. So still have my backup and its good to go. I told paypal on the phone they better win if they want that money back, cause its not coming from me. Have 100% proof of all the transactions and what they were for. Email records, po#'s Screenshots of completed work etc etc.

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fr0gman Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,093	Several years ago I sold a Louis Vitton purse on eBay for a friend. She had purchased the purse at Nordstrom's in Sacramento. I was with her when she bought it. Anyways I sold the thing and the buyer paid me with PayPal. I took the money out and paid my friend and then about a week later 900.00 evaporated from my bank account. (they take it from your bank account instead of your credit card so you have no recourse for getting your money back other than small claims court). Anyway I called to find out why and after about 4 days of rambling I found out that the eBay buyer had filed a claim with them claiming that the purse was a fake. PayPal took my money and allowed the buyer to keep the merchandise. PayPal is complete bullshit if you ask me and if I am ever in New York and find the bitch that bought that purse I will beat her until I can't lift my arms. __________________ Earn up to $.03 per Visitor -> No Click Monetization! "Because the World Wide Web is all about two things: horrifyingly stupid psychodrama, and naked chicks." Wild College Videos \| ICQ: 7746696