PayPal
PayPal Overview
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PayPal has 1.9 star rating based on 4125 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
29% of users would likely recommend PayPal to a friend or colleague.
- Rating Distribution
Pros: Easy to use, No pros, No pros for now.
Cons: Poor customer service, Customer service, Fraudulent activity.
The aggregated data is based on reviews and questionnaires provided by PissedConsumer.com users.
PayPal has 1.9 star rating based on 4125 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.
29% of users would likely recommend PayPal to a friend or colleague.
- Rating Distribution
Pros: Easy to use, No pros, No pros for now.
Cons: Poor customer service, Customer service, Fraudulent activity.39% of users think that PayPal should improve its Customer Service.
50% of users say that they won't use PayPal in the future for similar services or products.Recent recommendations regarding this business are as follows: "I hope you have better luck than I did", "PayPal is a secure and convenient payment platform that facilitates easy transactions both online and in-store. Its robust security features and wide acceptance make it a reliable choice for managing financial transactions.", "More human beings", "who cares", "Chevron customer".
Most users ask PayPal for the refund as a solution to their issues.
Consumers are not pleased with Customer service and Reliability. The price level of this organization is high according to consumer reviews.
Media from reviews
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Verified ReviewerPaypal debit awful
long story short had a online paypal debit account for yrs never used the debit card someone hacked my wife and I account stole our money all but 79 dollars filed the claim they denied it , i live in baltimore charges came from florida can you believe while on the phone after the denial scammers was stealing the rest of the money and even a nagative status , unbelievable never ever trust this bank they even claimed 5 high charges which i never done before was consistant with my spending seems i been scammed and a victim of a bank
- Paypal business is safe even paypal credit card
- Stay away from pay pal debit
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: stay away
Cancel account
Nothing they handled my complaint good I just needed a personal account not a business account you all done good I am glad to be a customer of your I would love to do business with you all anytime any day you are actually listen to the customer and help them out with no problems I appreciate everything you all done for me
User's recommendation: Great
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Verified ReviewerFalse Investigations & Non refundable lies
They just make up things as they go along, I have two other secretaries that call everyone, including and they fix anything, owes over $3',000 in refunds going back 2-3 for investigation that only take 45 days, take 45 minutes, and the never send investigation materiala
Preferred solution: Full refund
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Verified ReviewerResolved: Artificial intelligence Fraud Stopped Payment
Basically I went to the emergency room in Colombia, I had insurance but they kept the deposit. They say that it was returned but it was never returned, we asked stop pay, and give pesos they refuse to give pesos they refuse was returned but it was not reflected in the balance.
This can be tracked, they want to help.
Clinica Las Americas is a fraud hospital. The AI trick receipt drafted with one machine but returned on 3 different machines, which is weird stop use of NetSpend
- Disability
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Stop Use of American Banks They Are Crooks
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Verified Reviewer | Reykjavik, HofuoborgarsvaoioResolved: The only thing I need is help help me
The only thing I want is help please help me I'm from Nigeria nasarawa state lafia sabonpegi 77 Street
User's recommendation: Okay
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Verified ReviewerI was ripped off the tracking that I was receiving showed that it was in Spain the whole time and it did show up on my front porch a week later, but it’s not what I had Ordered.
The product I purchased is not what they showed in their advertisement. They said I was going to pay a certain amount of money, and then they added shipping costs when the product was advertised as having free shipping.
There was a ridiculous amount of tax, 33%, added at the end of my purchase without my knowledge. I was definitely ripped off!
- You should feel safe from fraud because paypal says they will protect you and your information is secure
- Not sure if that will happen in this case since they said the case was closed and have not refunded my money that was stolen from me
Preferred solution: Price reduction
User's recommendation: Do not buy this garbage get it from Amazon where it has some quality and you get what you pay for
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Verified ReviewerPayPal's no sense claims and deduct of my hard earned money
PayPal took my funds, claiming a violation of their policies. I provided all the documents as proof against their claims, but now they keep spamming me with generic emails saying there's nothing they can do.
I still cannot understand how, despite presenting clear documents and evidence, they refuse to accept it as proof. It seems like they just want to take the funds and run. I have been told my funds will be released after 180 days. But a week before that period ends, they transferred my funds to themselves, which was unbelievable.
How they lied and manipulated me was shocking. If there's anything in this life I regret the most, it's the day I trusted that company.
- Lot
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Avoid them like the plague
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Verified ReviewerRUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE
On August 27th, I reported my card as stolen. Even after that, it was still being used.
They denied my refund because I was logging into my account at the time. Of course, I was. My phone was notifying me that my money and card were being used. They hung up on me twice and called me a liar.
I even gave them permission for my location. It's ridiculous to think that the money I work for can be taken away so easily.
Preferred solution: Full refund
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Verified ReviewerResolved: Allowed Fraud/Theft
Paypal allowed classmates.com to fraudulently charge my account $96.00. I fought the charge with my bank and paypal.
My bank reversed the charge for about 1 month while they investigated. After that time, they took the $96.00 out of my account again. I was told to take the matter up with paypal. Ive called paypal multiple times explaining the issue, only to get the run around.
It was paypal that ALLOWED the fraud- yet they wont refund my money.
The whole reason I used paypal was to avoid fraud like this! Im just disgusted.
- Theft
- Loss of money
- Fraud
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Don’t use Paypal
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Verified Reviewer | Antwerpen, AntwerpenTransaction scam
I have Payoneer account someone to pay money from PayPal he said that Your payment is in pending you must buy the Razer gold card your payment you receive in 3 min. This is real or fake guide me about that.
Thanks
User's recommendation: no it's OK.
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Verified ReviewerResolved: Depletion of funds
I am so upset with your company I have done business with you since you entered in with eBay and had no issues.However my mentally ill son has gotten all his money taken out of his account by your company.
Let me explain.Robert Fromm was in Napa State mental health hospital for over a year due to his chronic schizophrenia that threw him in a psychotic state.Upon coming back home he asked his sister Amanda to send him funds from their deceased father's estate.She gladly sent over 450.00 dollars to Roberts new PayPal account but your company decided to hold these funds for the next 6 months.Yesterday I called to inquire what was going on as all the money was now in your hands.Robert has episodes of psychosis and pays no attention of what is going on around him.This includes not reading emails,losing his phone out of touch with reality and receiving acute mental health treatment.He did not sell or buy anything and just let you guys hold his money that he needed for daily living.Robert is in my care with protected supervision status with IHSS for the past ten years.Your company has violated his rights and stole his money.This is wrong and I would appreciate that this matter be taken care of and a refund sent to him.It is hard enough that he lives with a disability but for your company to abuse his rights is shameful.
Robert Fromm Care of Cindy Fromm
41 Sand Creek Dr
Berry Creek CA 95916
530 353 ****
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Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Fight for your money. Don't let PayPal just hold it then put it in their pockets. This has to be illegal
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Verified ReviewerResolved: Payment made 6 weeks ago, they still did not pay my supplier
They finally deposited the total amount to my supplier after emailing their CEO. Sadly, I must reach this stage; I won't trust PayPal anymore. If anything goes wrong, there is not much to do unless wait for their endless resolution time for investigation.
It passed the required days, and they kept asking for more time to investigate what happened.
I have already lost my patience, I asked them to refund, and they declined to refund, saying that it was an authentic transaction.
On the other hand, they keep asking for more time from my supplier. To avoid issues with my supplier stopping the service, I had to pay him again using another broker.
Until now, he could not withdraw his money from PayPal yet.
- Accepted by many online sellers
- Nobody to talk by phone
- Resolution center is useless
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Use other service, PayPal is cheating on their customers
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Verified ReviewerURGENT: PayPal account restoration
My name is Egor and Im a long-time PayPal user who has never violated the Acceptable Use Policy. Despite this, I received the horrible shock of a You can no longer do business with PayPal email today.
At the advice of counsel, Im sending you a polite message with details and information so that this policy mistake can be corrected and that my account can be restored to full functionality.
I primarily use PayPal for providing services for example (Operation code
082140****090361A) . Everything I do on PayPal is completely legal, I can provide any reviews from my clients and be sure that everything is working out good for me.
Here are several examples of recent transactions:
1.Transaction ID
5EB87795J390****C
2.Transaction ID
7A986388H198****F
3.Transaction ID
1BS95380JW734542L
4.Transaction ID
7B338421X8502****
5.Transaction ID
1XR13752DA265805T
None of these violate the AUP. To be honest, I have no idea what could have triggered this mistake. I reviewed it in close detail.
I looked on r/PayPal and I am not the only person who has had this problem - many users have been wrongly suspended for no apparent policy violation, especially within the past several days. I worry that it will shake the publics faith in PayPal as a reliable service, especially if users take their complaints to the appropriate business oversight authorities.
I plan to file complaints if my account is not restored within the expected 72-hour window.
Reference ID: PP-L-473819****54
Please forward this on to the correct internal department that handles PayPal accounts. I look forward to hearing back from you once my case is reviewed and the limitation is reconsidered.
Sincerely,
Egor Guryanov
(CONFIDENTIAL)
- No pros
- Not stable
Preferred solution: Get my account unbanned
User's recommendation: Be careful
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Verified ReviewerBad business
Text: Saying, they're reviewing a payment I've already received successfully in my balance. After 5 days, they held it by opening a case on the transaction.
I reached out to my friend to ask if she had opened a case, but she said no. I contacted PayPal and they said the case was opened by them. I've never heard of any such thing. The sender never opened any complaint.
I told PayPal and they insisted they were still going to hold the payment for 21 days. While this is going on, I've been asked multiple times to verify my account and ID, which I've done, and my account was verified. On August 4th, I received another email stating my account had been limited again. This was an account I hadn't accessed for some time.
I contacted support again because, this time, I was really angry. Why do I keep verifying myself almost every time? I provided my ID and bank statements. This time, PayPal limited my account permanently and is still holding about $500 sent to me.
This permanent limitation came on August 13th, while I provided my information on August 12th. I feel this is a trick by PayPal to take my money.
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Verified ReviewerI cannot login to my account
Dear PayPal Support,
I hope this message finds you well. I am currently experiencing difficulty accessing my PayPal account due to a change in my mobile number.
Unfortunately, I no longer receive messages to verify my login attempts, rendering me unable to access my account.
I kindly request assistance in updating my mobile number to +276*****, which is my current contact number. Regrettably, I am unable to perform this change myself as I am unable to log in to the platform altogether.
Additionally, I find it puzzling that I am repeatedly prompted to log in when attempting to resolve this issue. Given that the issue lies with logging in, it seems counterintuitive to continuously prompt me to the login page. I would greatly appreciate your help and guidance in resolving this matter promptly.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Warm regards,
Chandre
Update: I recently received an email from PayPal stating that they would contact me soon, but unfortunately, I haven't heard from them yet. Despite reaching out and requesting a callback, I received no response, even after explaining that I have no airtime left. The lack of follow-up from the customer service representative was disappointing, and I'm still unable to log in to make necessary changes to my account. Additionally, the customer service representative phoned briefly and dropped the call, only to send an email advising me to log in for assistance.
This has left me feeling frustrated and disappointed with the service provided, especially as my problem persists and I cannot log in to address it. Despite providing my new number as requested, I was not assisted in logging in to make the necessary changes myself. I feel stuck and unsure of how to proceed. Any guidance on resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Update Update: Yay!
PayPal finally reached out to me. However, the representative informed me that she called the number provided on my PayPal account rather than the one I provided when contacting PayPal through PissedConsumer. It seems there may have been a misunderstanding, as the representative called the number I provided through PissedConsumer, which was necessary since I couldn't access my account due to a changed number. Additionally, it must be pure sorcery for her to come through to my new number using my old number as a contact.
The numbers are from different service or network providers and are clearly not the same, which caused the problem I experienced. Nonetheless, I want to express my gratitude to the representative, Faith, who assisted me in resolving the issue by deactivating the 2-step authentication and allowing me to access my account and add another number. Unfortunately, I'm unable to remove the old number from the system on my end or at all, it seems.
Still, I appreciate being able to login to my account now.
- Way to be paid for my hard work
- You cannot login to your account
User's recommendation: Ensure you have sufficient airtime when calling PayPal for assistance, as their representatives may not respond promptly. The representative I dealt with, whom I kindly asked to call me back, returned a call that lasted only one second before being dropped. It appeared on my screen, and as I was about to answer, it was immediately dropped. Subsequently, I received an email instructing me to log in for assistance, despite my ongoing login issue. Hence, I still cannot log in.
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Verified ReviewerPayPal Mastercard
I applied for your card to see what I would get for a limit if I decided to accept it. Your site plainly said that this would not impact my credit as it would be a soft pull, not a hard inquiry.
After submitting the required information applying and after hitting the submit button, a new page came up saying I had been approved with an $1,100.00 limit.
There was NO option to accept or reject the card. I looked everywhere and that option was not presented to me. The next page and simultaneous email congratulated me for being a PayPal card holder and provided an explanation of the benefits.
Let me be clear, I DID NOT ELECT TO KEEP THS CARD AND I WASNT GIIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECLINE THE CARD. All of a sudden I had the card period!
That means PayPal did a hard inquiry in its zeal to give me the card. I did NOT authorize nor did I want a hard inquiry that results in a points loss on my credit report. I would not have accepted this card with such a low limit. I now have a low limit card that I did not ask for and an unwanted inquiry on my credit!
I called and spoke to three different customer service representatives from India who gave me nothing but the usual apologies and nothing else.
One offered to file a report to remove the card but what good will that do? I already have the hard inquiry so whats the point?
My credit between the three credit bureaus range from low to mid 7s so I suggested a limit increase of 3-5 thousand dollars to make the inquiry more palatable. I have a limit of 3k on my PayPal credit account for crying out loud! I was told no.
At that I terminated the 4th call before I turned into a person I would not want to be out of frustration.
I dont carry balances after the first week of the month. I paid off all of my cards in May and in the past year I have raised my FICO FROM THE LOW 5S TO THE LOW TO MD 7S. An $1100.00 limit is insulting especially after being with you for over 20 years.
I am deeply troubled by all of this as you can tell. What I experienced can only be described as deceitful and unscrupulous at best.
I want to be compensated with at least a limit on this card that can justify the hard inquiry.
$1,100.00 doesnt work for me. I think a $5,000.00 limit is reasonable after what you are responsible for and the completely unprofessional credit card process that I was subjected to.
Please know that if you cannot accommodate me, I am prepared to pursue this until I am satisfied with an agreeable end result.
I anticipate your timely response regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Robert Andrade
- Widely used
- Questionable tactics
Preferred solution: Compensation
User's recommendation: Beware of their “trickery”!
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Verified ReviewerMissing money
I'm asleep and money is being transferred to other accounts which they claim are mine, but there are no transactions and the balance is not adding up. I work hard for my money and one thing I do is add and subtract everything I spend.
I wanted to file two disputes and since I filed the first dispute, now all I get are error messages. I am very unhappy because I am a struggling single mother and it's just not right to take my hard-earned money.
I filed the dispute for the highest amount but I want to complete the other dispute because it's my money, totaling nearly $100. No funds were transferred to my Chime or Cashapp accounts because I was asleep with no pending transactions.
- Money is not safe
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Watch your money
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