Bill Me Later
Never Signed Up, Yet Collectors Chased Me for $80

I NEVER signed up for Bill Me Later, yet after buying an item on eBay this company has been pursuing me for an $80.00 charge for "eBay purchases." They call relentlessly 2-3 times a day! I told them I *NEVER* signed up for their service (I use PayPal's services directly) and have no need of Bill Me Later's services. I spent 2 1/2 hours on the phone with one of their "debt collectors" trying to sort out this mess.

It turns out one of the major charges was for an item never received (via an eBay purchase), which the "collector" assured me would be removed from my record. That left just a few dollars on the account. After I found that NOTHING would stop these people from pursuing me, I figured I would just pay the $8.49 fee rather than put up with the harassment. I paid off the amount more to stop the extortion (the collector threatened my credit rating) and because I was fed up with the arguing. Think of how clever a scam this is: if even a small percentage of Bill Me Later targets pay up, they make millions in pure profit.

As to how they got my PayPal email and phone, I can only assume PayPal is sharing data with Bill Me Later (intentionally or unintentionally), and that is how they are getting the account information of tens of thousands of people who also claim they have been scammed the same way I have. One would think PayPal would not wish to jeopardize its good name by being associated with such a nefarious operation, not to mention the chance of being sued as well for the scam operation.

Now I find I am back to square 1. Bill Me Later has again begun trying to collect the entire original $80.00 amount. One CANNOT contact them because none of the email hyperlinks off the eBay site are working. None of the phone numbers listed work: every one I called either did not go through or was disconnected. The odd thing to me is that when I signed onto Bill Me Later's website, it claims I have NO account with them. None of my email addresses are recognized, yet their "debt hounds" are still trying to claim I have an unpaid account and are trying to collect the original 80 bucks via email and phone harassment.

There is a California class action lawsuit against them. I can only hope more states' attorneys general climb on board and put Bill Me Later out of business.

Fair warning to anyone who runs into Bill Me Later: do NOT give them a dime. Do not even talk to them. Hang up. And check your credit rating. This company is NOT to be trusted.

Company: Bill Me Later
Country: USA
State: Maryland
City: Timonium
Site: paypal.com

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