The platform, the transactions, and the tweets that keep PayPal in digital hot water.
‘They don’t protect your account’: PayPal customer says hackers took $13,000 from her account over 4 minutes. Then PayPal sent a debt collector after her
‘Removing all account links from PayPal now.’
On Mar 21, 2025 by Mars Ramos
How to spot this new PayPal email scam
This isn’t just any scam. Here’s what to look out for.
On Mar 4, 2025 by Mikael Thalen
‘Do NOT sign’: Woman warns against new user agreements from your banking apps, PayPal. Here’s what it means for your data
‘This right here is crazy.’
On Feb 16, 2025 by Stacy Fernandez
‘They were IN your car?’: Wells Fargo customer says 2 men scammed her out of $2,500 in front of branch. Then she asks Wells Fargo for help
‘This happened a couple of months ago and I have tried so hard to get this claim accepted’
On Jan 11, 2025 by Tiffanie Drayton
‘Chase glitch money most likely’: Dodge Demon customer tries to pay for the $90K car through PayPal. Does it work?
‘Not paying $90,000 for a 2018 nothing.’
On Nov 21, 2024 by Mustafa Gatollari
PayPal opted you into data sharing. Here’s how to stop it
PayPal quietly announced a new feature that allows your data to be shared with third-party advertisers.
On Oct 15, 2024 by Mikael Thalen
‘Had this happen with Venmo’: PayPal customer issues warning after over $500 went missing from her account
‘This is why my PayPal is only linked to a Visa card that’s linked to a separate bank account.”
On Feb 2, 2024 by Tiffanie Drayton
When PayPal doesn’t pay: Businesses allege millions in funds held up for years
A number of businesses have been left flat broke, waiting for money.
On Sep 29, 2022 by Chris Stokel-Walker
PayPal suspended a writer’s account after she tried to pay artists who lost gigs over coronavirus (updated)
Author Ijeoma Oluo said the company keeps hanging up on her.
On Mar 13, 2020 by Samira Sadeque
AlphaBay’s alleged kingpin outed himself through use of men’s rights forum
Alexandre Cazes was allegedly a member of RooshV.
On Jul 20, 2017 by Andrew Couts
Silicon Valley’s libertarian leader says Republicans are too dumb
But he’s still probably not voting for Hillary.
On Oct 8, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
PayPal freezes account of email encryption startup ProtonMail [Update]
Privacy activists are outraged.
On Jul 1, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
PayPal instructs buyer to destroy valuable violin
How a potential flaw in PayPal’s claims process led to the destuction of a WWII-vintage $2,500 violin, among other valuable commodities.
On Jan 4, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini
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