Paypal stealing money from poker players like Chris Moneymaker (UPDATE: Federal class action lawsuit filed!)

[Small_Banana]

Here is some more PayPal bullshit. I have an account that I use only to pay for Facebook ads for my restaurant. I never receive money into this account. I received an email from some random person claiming they sent me $400 in error and to please refund them. Sounded like a scam to me so I ignored it. Then I get an email from PayPal stating a dispute has been filed to get a refund and that the $400 has been frozen. I replied to PayPal that I don’t know who the person is, I never requested any payment, I don’t sell online and if $400 truly was sent it was that persons error. PayPal rules in their favor (which I have no problem with) but then charges me a $15 dispute resolution fee. I don’t want the persons $400 but why should I pay $15 because some idiot sent to me by mistake?

I believe it is a scam. Did they ask you to send back to the original account or to a different account?

[Small_Banana]

[hutmaster]

Here is some more PayPal bullshit. I have an account that I use only to pay for Facebook ads for my restaurant. I never receive money into this account. I received an email from some random person claiming they sent me $400 in error and to please refund them. Sounded like a scam to me so I ignored it. Then I get an email from PayPal stating a dispute has been filed to get a refund and that the $400 has been frozen. I replied to PayPal that I don’t know who the person is, I never requested any payment, I don’t sell online and if $400 truly was sent it was that persons error. PayPal rules in their favor (which I have no problem with) but then charges me a $15 dispute resolution fee. I don’t want the persons $400 but why should I pay $15 because some idiot sent to me by mistake?

I believe it is a scam. Did they ask you to send back to the original account or to a different account?

I believe you are correct that this sounds like a scam and I originally thought so too. I found the girl who sent the money ok FB and she had a relative with the same name as me. PayPal froze the transaction and refunded her directly.

[Dan Druff]

BUMP

They got Galfond. He really should pay more attention to poker news!

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He kept $117k in his Paypal! Wow!

So what is going to happen to him? Is he fucked, like most in this spot?

No... because PayPal does seem to fear bad publicity from anyone who has a big following...

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