PAYPAL PROBLEMS Archives

Shocked PayPal customer tries to get fraudulent charges reversed.

Unauthorized charges on your PayPal account? Here’s how to get your money back now

October 1, 2024January 4, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

How does the PayPal dispute resolution system work? And when you try to dispute a fraudulent charge on your PayPal account and fail, how do you appeal a denial?

Think you can't fall for a PayPal scam? I almost did, and I cover scams for a living. Here's what happened -- and how you can avoid it.

This PayPal invoice scam almost got me. Here’s how to spot it

January 27, 2025August 4, 2022 by Christopher Elliott

A mysterious PayPal donation showed up in this consumer's account. He says he didn't donate anything to the stranger, but Paypal says he did.

I didn’t make a PayPal donation. So where did my money go?

January 22, 2024September 15, 2021 by Christopher Elliott

What if you ordered a $1,200 garden shed online but the scammer only sends you a free Costco magazine? Will PayPal reverse this scam?

Help! I paid a scammer $1,200 for a free Costco magazine!

January 22, 2024November 17, 2020 by Christopher Elliott

Howard Rokofsky just discovered an unauthorized transaction on his PayPal account -- specifically, a $303 charge he never made. Now what?

What is this unauthorized transaction on my PayPal account?

August 20, 2024August 16, 2019 by Christopher Elliott

Howard Rokofsky just discovered an unauthorized transaction on his PayPal account — specifically, a $303 charge he never made. But when he disputes the charge, the online payment service denies it within hours. Did the company act too fast?

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