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How I Convinced PayPal To Release My Funds | Learn Success The Easy Way and sent the email to
crme@paypal.com and received a response in a few hours to my surprise. PayPal response was
Dear ----------------
Thank you for your recent correspondence to PayPal dated May 7, 2012. Your concerns were forwarded to PayPal’s Executive Escalations office for review and response.
Nature of Complaint:
You complain that PayPal has limited your account and decided to no longer offer our services to you. Additionally, you complain that PayPal reversed a withdrawal and two payments which were received on November 17 and November 22, 2011.
Factual Background:
On August 1, 2011, you created a PayPal account, currently registered to ----------------- ("Account"), at which time you agreed to PayPal’s online user agreement (“User Agreement”).
In order to prevent fraud and ensure the safety of the PayPal system, PayPal routinely reviews accounts to verify compliance with the PayPal legal agreements and policies, e.g. the User Agreement, Acceptable Use Policy, and Privacy Policy.
On November 23, 2011, we detected possible issues with your Account indicating you had engaged in one or more activities restricted under the User Agreement.
In determining that a high level of risk existed with your account, PayPal carefully considered a number of factors that when viewed together, indicated in PayPal’s reasonable determination that such a high risk existed.
Upon review of these factors, we concluded that you had engaged in one or more restricted activities including conducting your business in a manner that results in or may result in complaints, disputes, claims, reversals, chargebacks and other liability to PayPal and its users. As a result, we limited your Account as permitted under the User Agreement so a PayPal agent could review the Account further. User Agreement at section 9.1 and section 10.3. On November 23, 2011, after further review, we decided to cease offering our services to you and notified you of this via email sent on that date. To protect against the risk that your buyers may initiate payment reversals like buyer complaints or chargebacks for payments already sent to you, PayPal consistent with the User Agreement, informed you that we would be holding the funds in your Account for up to 180 days. User Agreement at section 10.3. In the event a payment reversal was received, we would use the funds to reimburse your buyer. At the end of the 180 days, any remaining balance would be released to you.
On April 15, 2012, you withdrew $4,277.42 USD to your bank account. Our records show the withdrawal was cancelled and the payments you received were again reversed.
Findings:
Based on our review, PayPal's actions in this case were taken in good faith and were strictly compliant with the User Agreement. PayPal reasonably concluded that you were conducting your business in a manner that is or may result in reversals, chargebacks, claims, complaints or other liability to PayPal or its users, which is a violation of the User Agreement.
Additionally, we have been unable to confirm your contact information. As provided in Section 2.3 of the User Agreement – “Identity Authentication. You authorize PayPal, directly or through third parties, to make any inquiries we consider necessary to validate your identity. This may include asking you for further information, requiring you to provide your date of birth, a taxpayer identification number and other information that will allow us to reasonably identify you, …..”
In order to further review your Account, please provide the following:
An Affidavit confirming your name and address (as they appear on your PayPal account) – This affidavit must be notarized.
A copy of your driver’s license
A copy of your Social Security Card
A copy of your bank statement for bank account ending in XX12 or XX54
A proof of address as listed on your PayPal account (such as a utility bill)
Once we have received the information and have confirmed your identity, we will make the funds available for your withdrawal.
As always, please feel free to contact PayPal’s Executive Escalations Department at
executiveoffice@paypal.com if you have any questions or concerns or if we can be of further assistance.
Very sincerely yours,
Executive Escalations
PayPal, Inc.
Do I Stand A Chance at still receiving the funds or better question what can i do next since this is a stealth account i cant provide that information.
