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One of my top-ten rules for staying sane on the Internet is 'Never leave any money in your PayPal account.' Served me well so far - I had my account frozen but

• Kenji 10y ago
  You are wise. I had money on my PayPal accont once. It was payment for a software feature I wrote for someone. Soon after I received the payment, they wrote an E-mail that it was a fraudulent transaction and froze my account. Of course I disputed it. Then my account dropped into negative balance: The payment was taken away and a fee was taken from me for disputing the claim. Of course, I refused to pay up my negative balance, despite their frequent reminders. After half a year or so (I was in negative balance for all that time), I got my money back, but they kept the fee for disputing the claim. PayPal - never again. Do not leave a dime on that account.
  • buserror 10y ago
    If you get any money on your paypal account without a bank account linked, you can't 'move' it. So I just let Mrs BusError loose on a shopping spree immediately! that usually clears the balance in no time at all.
• endgame 10y ago
  On top of that, never link a debit account to PayPal. If they try funny business with my credit card I can dispute the charges.
• endgame 10y ago
  On top of that, never link a debit account to PayPal. If they try funny business with my credit card I can dispute the charges.