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PayPal freezes $20k in hurricane relief donations.

by: roadsideimports( 1564Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Top 1000 Reviewer
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SomethingAwful's Hurricane Katrina Relief For The Red Cross Was Frozen By Paypal


Site Administrator Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka, raised over $20,000 dollars to be donated to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

This was done via a PayPal donation link
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PayPal has now frozen the account on a twofold basis:

  1. that there have been reports of "suspicious behavior" from the "buyers,"
  2. that no shipping records have been provided for the donations."
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The Story Can Be Found Here:
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/PayPal_freezes_$20k_in_hurricane_relief_donations

This Is The Truth About Paypal:

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September 4, 2005

Online money transfer company PayPal is reportedly blocking over $20,000 in donations from the website Something Awful, donations intended for the American Red Cross hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Rich Kyanka, founder of Something Awful, reports that the account he set up for Red Cross donations has been suspended by the eBay-owned subsidiary due to "suspicious behavior".

According to Kyanka, PayPal is requesting "proof of delivery", even though there is no item being purchased and the account was set up to accept donations. The account remains frozen. Kyanka is attempting to solve the problem by faxing various documents to PayPal in order to prove the legitimacy of the drive.

According to recent updates posted on the Something Awful website, Kyanka was requesting that refunds were issued for all donations that were sent. According to Kyanka, the account was frozen because PayPal has no link with the Red Cross.

A solution proposed by PayPal was to have all donations go to the United Way. While initially accepting offer, Kyanka reconsidered when Something Awful readers objected to having their donation sent to the United Way — partly due to the organizations troubled past. Instead of the PayPal donation setup, Kyanka has requested that readers send any donations directly to the Red Cross.

Something Awful, despite being a humor website, has a history of running donation drives for certain causes, including purchasing ballistic chest plates and body armor for a platoon in the US Army's 25th Infantry Division during the 2003 Iraq War. The Something Awful webservers are located in New Orleans where Hurricane Katrina hit.

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The Story Can Also Be Found Here & I Encourage You To Look For More:


http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=3186
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=25915
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/hurricane//0,68788-0.html
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/04/050220&from=rss
http://www.alternet.org/story/29345/?comments=view&cID=66144&pID=66082
http://www.aboutpaypal.org/complete_insensitivity

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To all my fellow Paypal haters:


I absolutely hate Paypal and feel it is the crappiest company on the auction planet.  When you contact Paypal you will be guaranteed to have a very rude customer service jerk on the phone and in most cases contacting Paypal by phone they will tell you that you will need to write to them via email.  Well I have all those nice email addresses for you.  Please make a note that you can not place multiple entrees in the To when composing the email because it is picked up as spam to Paypal.  You will need to compose an email and then send it to each address separately and you will get someone to answer you, it might take 20 times but be persistant.

These are the emails you will need to punish Paypal for all the miscomfort they have inflicted upon us all.

crme@paypal.com
appeal@paypal.com
harbor1@paypal.com
account-review@paypal.com
ppelce@paypal.com
cardreview@paypal.com
complaint-response@paypal.com
abuse@paypal.com
Europeanservices@paypal.com
resolution@paypal.com
resolutions@paypal.com
appeals@paypal.com
compliance@paypal.com
escalations@paypal.com
webform@paypal.com
service@paypal.com (Unmonitored)
spoof@paypal.com
complaints@paypal.com
aup@paypal.com
press@paypal.com (Let public relations know you are filing complaints)
chargebackresponse@paypal.com
pending_reversal@paypal.com
global2@paypal.com
intl@paypal.com
ppe_courtesycredit@paypal.com
BoEappeal@paypal.com



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Report Paypal and file a complaint:

Federal Trade Commission at:  https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
Better Business Bureau at:  http://odr.bbb.org/odrweb/public/complaintlink.aspx
California's Attorney General at:  http://ag.ca.gov/consumers/consumer_complaint.htm

Company Name as:  Paypal, Inc.

Use A California Address Because This Is The Correct BBB Office To Contact.

What is the BBB's email address to file complaints to or follow up with

"Better Business Bureau" sanjose.bbb@bureaudata.com


  • Threaten them with legal litigation and demand the funds be release into your bank account.
  • Email all this to every email address one by one every few days and you'll get your money or a response at least.
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What are the Acceptable Alternatives to Payapl?

If you want to start a business then get registered where you live and get a merchant account and gateway service to process credit and debit cards.
People respect businesses much more than Paypal because they know you are a legitimate business and have to adhere to the law.

Sellers may offer to accept:

    *PayPal, merchant credit cards (including MasterCard, Visa, Amex, Discover® Network), debit cards, and bank electronic payments for eBay purchases.
    *Bank-to-bank transfers, often known as bank wire transfers or bank cash transfers.
    *Cash on Delivery (COD) or cash for in-person transactions.
    *Personal checks, money orders, cashier's checks, certified checks, and other negotiable instruments.

RevolutionMoneyExchange.com


You can use this on eBay because RevolutionMoneyExchange is a BANK WITH A BANKING CHARTER
First Bank & Trust, Brookings, SD

This is the best service on the internet for simple payments.

Earn $25 For Free

Number one this is a bank fully FDIC insured not like Paypal. This system is regulated by the US government and therefore much safer and secure. If you risk entering your information into Paypal you are putting yourself at risk. Paypal uses employees in foreign countries that have no extradition treaties with the US and give them access to your financial details, if they abuse this power there is no repercussions the US has no jurisdiction. So Why in the world would you use Paypal. It isn’t safe, it isn’t a bank, they don’t have to follow banking laws, they have no banking charter, and you think they are a good company simply because everyone else uses it. That is a Lemmings solution. Use a bank with a banking charter that is under US laws and is backed by the FDIC.

The solution is very simple, I sent you an invitation for signing up with RevolutionaryMoneyExchange You’ll get $25 for free.


About the Company:

RevolutionaryMoneyExchange
This was developed by Steven Case founder of AOL and is a brand new system from Nov. 2007

Please do some research on it and read who is behind this new service it is quite amazing.

Read the Yahoo article here: http://feeds.creditcards.com/hehs/?aid=f7847fb7&module=article_viewer&medium=html&article_id=208

and then also read the USA Today Article: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2007-11-06-ted-leonis-steve-case_N.htm

Its a new concept to compete with Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, and Discover. The Revolution Card is in Barne’s and Noble since Nov. 2007 There is 150,000 merchants now using it.

What do you have to loose?
Nothing you’ll make $25 and you can spend that at my online store. Don’t be an idiot and don’t get scared. All banks ask for your SS number & ID, that is what happens when you deal with a bank under a banking charter. Go to any bank and apply you’ll be asked for the same things. Be Smart, Be Protected, Be Safe Online, Use US Companies, Get American Customer Support, And Stop Being An Idiot. Be A Proud American Individual.


Payments Permitted and Not Permitted


Payment Services permitted on eBay: Allpay.net, Bidpay (Closed-Was A Great Service), Canadian Tire Money, cash2india, CertaPay, Checkfree.com, hyperwallet.com, Moneybookers.com, Nochex.com, Ozpay.biz, Paymate.com.au, Propay.com, XOOM

Payment Services not permitted on eBay: AlertPay.com, anypay.com, AuctionChex.com, BillPay.ie, ecount.com, cardserviceinternational.com, CCAvenue, ecount, e-gold, eHotPay.com, ePassporte.com, EuroGiro, FastCash.com, Google Checkout, gcash, GearPay, Goldmoney.com, graphcard.com, greenzap.com, ikobo.com, Liberty Dollars, Moneygram.com, neteller.com, Netpay.com, paychest.com, payingfast.com, Payko.com, paypay, Postepay, Qchex.com, rupay.com, sendmoneyorder.com, stamps, Stormpay, wmtransfer.com, xcoin.com

Google Checkout it is a great new service with very low rates, actually the best rates for processing credit cards, you won't need a merchant account or a gateway.  You won't be able to use this on ebay because they have made it an unacceptable means to complete a transaction.
Find out more at https://checkout.google.com/
(However you can't use this on ebay)





Good luck to all my fellow Paypal haters.  LET THE TRUTH BE KNOWN PAYPAL SUCKS.



Guide ID: 10000000001429457Guide created: 07/23/06 (updated 10/08/08)

 
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