PayPal
Extortion: Withdrew and Holding $5050 from my Bank Acct, Demanding Excess Personal ID Information

In January PayPal withdrew $5050! From my US bank account and when I contacted them, they say they won't give it back until I do all the following:
1. Fax them my Drivers License
2. Permit an additional $1.95 charge to the linked Debit Card
3. Report back the special # on the card statement
4. Fax them my full Bank Account statement, including all details of how much money I have in the bank, etcetera.
5. Fax them my Mastercard Statement
6. Fax them Utility Bills, Ie the Water Bill

Well I HAVE done ALL the about and as of Feb 5 PayPal STILL has not refunded my money! They confirm they never sent my money to anybody else, they are simply holding my money until I verify all my information with "Stephen" at "PayPal Acct Review".in fact, in the most recent email from them, it says,

"We're sorry, but your account access limitation cannot be lifted at this time"

Be very careful with them if you link your Bank Account with them ("Get Verified"). As I see it, based on my experience, this a double wammy of Money Laundering and ID Theft via some employee or employees of PayPal under the guise of "verification" — to get your own money back they should have never taken in the first place. No wonder why there are so many class actions regarding Illegal Electronic Withdrawals against PayPal! Count me in, headed over to the FBI, BBB and Court at this point on them.

Company: PayPal
Country: USA
State: Nebraska
City: Omaha
Site: paypal.com

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