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On 30th August I got this e-mail

https://i.imgur.com/SU8e7xG.png

Claiming my account has been limited because of sales offers on fight-bb.com

It was the first time ever hearing of that website, so I thought that was a simple mistake and could be sorted out easily.

I called them and asked why has my account been limited, I have never heard of this website before
The response was: "I have no information about that, but I can send it for a review"

I said okay with faith it will be lifted.

Soon, I got an e-mail.

https://i.imgur.com/fNf12Gp.png

I called them again and asked why has my account been limited, and I said I don't want the limit removed, I just want to know why has my account been limited, and again the response was "I don't have access to that information", I sent e-mails, I called and called, and no results.

I visited the website and found out fight-bb.com is a UFC website, UFC!

I have never done any sales or even bought something related to UFC online.

I thought I was framed by someone else and started searching the website with anything related to me, but found nothing.

I called again and asked why, still the same response, I got furious and said "I can't believe this, I'm going to make sure every website on the internet knows how PayPal treats its customers".

This is what I'm trying to do.

PayPal can get you banned for no reason, and you won't be able to get your account back!

Are you completely sure that that email is from a legitimate PayPal employee? If it's a scam phishing mail, then it might be a whole 'nother problem.

Have they confiscated your money too? if that is the case,you can sue them and if you had no money in your paypal account,dont waste your time on PayPal and move to skrill.I have been reading lots of PayPal stories but my personal experience with them were very pleasant when once they limited my account. I called them and they helped me got the limit removed.

Yes, my account has been limited on PayPal.com
And I have talked with their support numerous times.


Yes, 160$.
I don't really care about the money though, I cared about using my PayPal, I used it for many years, I have made 200+ purchases on eBay, and this is what I get in return without any of my own fault.

From what I understand,they believe you have made purchase of something at the mentioned site and hence violated their terms of use.Does it reflect in your PayPal transaction history?

Not a purchase, sales offers.

No.

They limited my account for selling on a website on which I  never sold on, and which I never visited at all!!

If anyone can tell me where I could send my story to get it published, I would be very interested in doing so.
Thank you.

does anyone else in your house use paypal on your computer?

No, my father&mother can barely use the TV, not PayPal  :D

Paypal now is doing its own version of The trial, from Kafka

That is really ridiculous,if you haven't made any transaction on the said site,how come PayPal know that you made any sale offer (although you haven't).Were they tracking your browsing history too ??? I doubt if they can do it
As to your other question, you can publish your PayPal hate story here http://www.aboutpaypal.org

I got scammed 3,500$ worht of selling BTC on Paypal due to the funds being reversed by buyer (this is 3 years ago).

Then Paypal contacted me stating since they had refunded the 3,500$ to the buyer i now owed 3,500$ (total 7,000$ loss)

I sent the debtors agency Paypal had hired to get my money the conversation screenshots LocalBTC had provided me with.

In the end i only lost 3,500$ as Paypal left me alone.

 ;D

Already submitted there.
If they tracked my browsing history then they would know I never visited the website.

I've seen similar horror stories with Paypal.

Pretty bad that they won't give you a more detailed response though or allow you to properly dispute the claim.

Lmao PayPal is thinks that they're King and can do whatever they want. The sad part about it is that it's true. Too many people trust in it to go to another payment processor. Losing a couple customers means nothing to them

They are King, what else can you use that is safe.  They do offer buyer and seller protection when you can provide the necessary proofs.

Paypal is the worst service ever seen, i had a horrible experience with it years ago even that i lost only ~17$ but it means too much for me at that time.

Hope you can get your money back.

Why do people store money in their PayPal accounts?
Surely you would want it in the bank where it is (slightly) safer?

Paypal is the leading payment processor. Major companies accept paypal for their goods and the ease of use is very convenient.

But whenever I spend money through PayPal, it uses my card.
I didn't even know PayPal stored money until I read some of the horror stories of accounts getting limited.

When you receive a payment,PayPal doesn't immediately transfer it to your account.They have different policies for different countries.For Indian users,they cant hold their money for more than 48 hours due to RBI regulations.In most of other countries,users have to manually withdraw their funds after a stipulated time and if some dispute arises in the meantime,they limit your account and prevent withdrawal

oh be a pity :o :o

think about what you just said, paypal is a payment processor, they specialize in sending and receiving money  and some people trust them enough to actually store money in their accounts
Banks on the other hand store money, their main job is to keep money safe

Though, in a bank your money won't be frozen for 180 days unless there is some serious accusations against you

I had my paypal account locked just from ordering a debit card once. they can be so random.

I am annoyed with paypal because they do not allow withdrawls to my bank account or withdrawl by check in my country. It is a shame since a lot of freelance jobs online want to pay via  Paypal.

Bitcoin is the ultimate currency, no one can take it away from you

And if you want buyer protection you simply use escrow!

EITHER YOU TRIED UPGADING ACCOUNT TO BUSINESS ACCOUNT AND DIDNT PROVIDE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS OR YOU WERE USING A VPN THAT LOCKED YOU OUT.......:)

Neither.

That why I would prefer using skrill. It makes me feel safer.

Most people have PP, first we need to change the world, and stories like this are helping though

I had lost a total of 8 usd for stellar and 8 usd paypal . The buyer made a chargeback and finally I talked to paypal cutomer care. Then paypal gave me 8 usd back, after that I am always cautious.

Lucky that i closed my accounts years ago, fuck them, they look like a bunch of scammers.

Look like? They are.

I`m not sure, it might be just incompetence and abusive power concentrated to monopoly corporations like usual.

Tons of people tend to abuse their power, it might not be premeditated.

I had my account limited in the past for 3 months. It was a nightmare.

This needs to stay on top

3? Isn't it 6?

PayPal has always been sweet to me. I think PayPal does what it can.

There is so much that PayPal can do without justifying.

If you know how to navigate without pissing them off, you can last long.

Here is some sources to view:

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/paypal-limited/

http://auctionessistance.com/paypal-limitations-reasons/

http://complaints.paypalsucks.com/

http://www.ebay.com/gds/why-PayPal-sucks-/10000000004021271/g.html

Same problem to me,with limited account:(

bro, once your account gets closed you will be able to open a different one with a new email and new credit card
dont forget that paypal are a bunch of wankers
however, i wouldnt use them anymore if it were my account they would close
you never know when they will decide to play hide-the-salami with your butthole
fukn idiots

so UFC related stuff against their TOS ? WOW i had no idea that is fucking retarded !

i know any digital currency stuff is.

and guy don't just make another account that us dumb LOL

and DO NOT ever put a credit card number in there.. that is plain stupid.

I fought these pricks over a BTC-e withdrawal after they unlocked my account for fighting them for 2 months
they ripped me off for almost $700 bucks and kept lying about it..
then i got them to admit after another month of fighting.
then i got a random bill *swiftly pushed to my bank account for $24 in ebay fee's from months earlier
when i sold something and i had an invoice that said i owed 0 dollars and 0 cents.
i didn't owe them anything..
my bank stuck me with a $45 nsf charge and i got pissed off and closed my account
later my bank manager met with me on another matter and used that incident to ban me from my bank for ever.

I had taken out all my money just for the hell of it the day before (i don't trust banks)
I had about $150 in there and had not spent it yet the next day when the NSF charge showed up.
and funny part is when i ever waited for money to get sent from Paypal to my bank it took days..
But they sent me an email and had taken the money from my account in 24 hours flat.

oh and get this..
i had called Paypal before sending coins from BTC-e to Paypal
and asked if all was cool.. they said yeah no problem and even checked with a supervisor.
I did this i told them because i had not used my Paypal in a couple years roughly.
and i had a new address.. they said ya your fine go ahead.. spend away !

roughly 8 hours after being told on the phone your good.. they locked my account.
and why was a fishing expedition.. they kept changing their story as to what the problem is.
they would never tell me really just demanding more and more info etc.
do yourselves a favor and stay the fuck away from Paypal.

I will repeat.. ALL digital currency activity is against their TOS.. your will have your account locked and funds seized !

interesting, but this is not the first time paypal has limited someone for no reason. i am not surprised.

PayPal does this allot of time, allot of site's operators get limited for no specific reason.

Screw paypal. Bitcoin: for the people, by the people.

use da btc phonk

The lesson here is don't use your account to digital currency related transactions to avoid being scammed by Paypal.

PayPal shut an account a friend of mine owns down.  This account had a balance of 2.9 Million dollars.  The did this about 2 months after 9/11 and wanted to verify who he was.  His attorney sent them the verification information with in the matter of 2 hours from his account being frozen, pending verification, and it took them 7 days to release the account.  Then 2 days later they froze an account that large over $81.  That is all.  They are great people that need to fall off the face of the earth.

I think Paypal is the worst.
That is why I don't want to use it.

Ah PayPal ... are they still in the picture?

PP needs go down as soon as possible.

Elon Musk saw its inevitable burn and sold it on time.

i3.gov - file complaint

Than go to state AG office and file complaint online.

Indeed, paypal really sucks they freezes and lock accounts for no reason.

pay-pal alwas do that

when they limited you, just open a new one.

rinse and reppeat

Depends on the state.  I live in CA and this is the worst state for businesses.  It's the best if you want to fight a company. Antime I reference the CA State AG or Trade or Labor Bureau I get things solved quickly :P

They let me withdraw the money, but the accounts remains limited.

Only thing I can do right now is to recommend you guys to avoid PayPal  :D

You can withdraw through a bank account that has the same name etc... after 180 days and sometimes less as far as I know, PayPal has already been known for doing this with anyone doing anything they don't like (not necessarily forbidden by them)

Had the same thing happen to me with PayPal multiple times, withdrawn one which was around $300 and the kept around $45, did not use it after learning about BTC..

Our company had several problems with paypal crap before
ranging from random account freezes to denying money transfers to some subcontractors

Now we use bitcoin whenever we can and no more time wasted with paypal customer service!!