Shamu Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) For the second time I am being asked to verify my account. This is a pain in the but. Apparently being a good paying customer does not suffice. I think each time you reach $10,000.00 you apparently need to recertify. Edited April 18, 2013 by Shamu
Bogleg Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 907 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 96 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2731 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 3928 Achievement Points: 26177 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 16 Birthday: 02/10/1969 Device: Windows Posted April 18, 2013 Quit spending 10k repeatedly for your online porn and you will have one less thing to whine about. #firstworldproblems GorillaXI, jumper, Power! and 2 others 5 Awards
little_old_man Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Posted April 18, 2013 How are they asking you to verify your account? I've had multiple Paypal accounts for years and have never had a "legitimate" request to verify my account that came from Paypal. If you're getting an email from them requesting verification, you've been hacked and better change your password now. Every one of those emails is a scam. Belle, Sonovabich, KaptCrunch and 1 other 4 Awards
djMot Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Posted April 18, 2013 Unless they address you by name, that is. PayPal states that any email that fails to call you by name is a scam and that official PayPal emails will always address you by name. That said, I have no idea what you mean by "reach $10,000.00." $10k in what? Payments TO others? Payments FROM others? $10k account balance? Why would anyone allow a PayPal balance to even reach $10k when they don't pay interest anyway? Unless it got to that balance so fast you didn't have time to react. And in that case, what the hell are you up to, boy? Awards
djMot Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 357 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 5257 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 11146 Achievement Points: 48948 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 114 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Posted April 18, 2013 And this has happened 3 times? WTF? Awards
BigPapaDean Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1217 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6581 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 4444 Achievement Points: 63855 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 22 hours ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Posted April 18, 2013 For the third time I am being asked to verify my account. This is a pain in the but. Apparently being a good paying customer does not suffice. I think each time you reach $10,000.00 you apparently need to recertify. The fraud use these days which I am dealing with now is very high. Shamu they simply do this to make sure no one has hacked yours or any account. Yes its irritating but if it protects you from fraud it may well be worth the irritation. Awards
Shamu Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted April 18, 2013 For the third time I am being asked to verify my account. This is a pain in the but. Apparently being a good paying customer does not suffice. I think each time you reach $10,000.00 you apparently need to recertify. The fraud use these days which I am dealing with now is very high. Shamu they simply do this to make sure no one has hacked yours or any account. Yes its irritating but if it protects you from fraud it may well be worth the irritation. It's not fraud, it's a legitimate Paypal feature. After you use Paypal for $10,00.00 worth of purchases or donations they ask that you be "Verified". You need to provide verification of your bank account and they will contribute something like $.05 to verify the info. Then when you pay or contribute your bank account will be the first option for payment. To pay by credit card as I do you have to manually change the payment method. It's just a pain in the ass and I certainly do not like divulging my bank account info even if it is a legitimate request. Trust me this is not bogus or fraud, it is a legitimate Paypal process. I just do not like it and would think with a customer who pays on time everytime would not need to be "Verified". I suppose Paypal would rather you pay through your bank account than a credit card to avoid credit card fees. Anyone else who has used Paypal for in excess of $10,000.00 in purchases or donations has probably encountered the same issue. I also believe I posted about this once before and I did take the time to get verified. I am not sure I will do so again.
KaptCrunch Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 347 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5143 Content Per Day: 0.89 Reputation: 4387 Achievement Points: 41359 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 67 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Online Last Seen: 1 minute ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted April 18, 2013 talk about being hacked Hotmail is hacked after using paypal Awards
TBC_Shaggy Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 3440 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 29 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 83 Achievement Points: 812 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26, 2018 Birthday: 02/12/1967 Posted April 18, 2013 Well, if you would like to verify if it will or will not happen again please feel free to deposit $10K into my account! Shamu and Bogleg 2
CobraBites Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Posted April 18, 2013 Well, if you would like to verify if it will or will not happen again please feel free to deposit $10K into my account! i totally agree shaggy......hell with that 10k i can completely finish restoration on my hot rod..plus buy new project hot rod and get it started with that kinda cash lmao
Sonovabich Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 9 Device: Windows Posted April 18, 2013 I'm sure these checks are for your own safety, if you are not happy then use something else.
Tball Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 112 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1132 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 228 Achievement Points: 6975 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 3, 2015 Birthday: 10/09/1960 Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) I stopped using Paypal many years ago they are not FDIC insured which means your fucked if you ever have an issue. knew a guy back in the Dot Bomb days that had over 100k in paypal and they locked his account took him 6 months before he go access to his money i took all my money out and closed my account Edited April 18, 2013 by Tball
Sonovabich Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 9 Device: Windows Posted April 18, 2013 I don't keep any money in it, i just pay for stuff using when i need to. JohnnyDos, DEEJAYKEG, Bogleg and 1 other 4
Shamu Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted April 18, 2013 I'm sure these checks are for your own safety, if you are not happy then use something else. Yea, but it's the easiest way to donate to XI. Just do not like the inconvenience. Well, I just may have to accept it as a cost of doing business. For now I will just stew on it for a bit.
Sonovabich Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1535 Topics Per Day: 0.27 Content Count: 5022 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5198 Achievement Points: 131537 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 9 Device: Windows Posted April 18, 2013 I'm sure these checks are for your own safety, if you are not happy then use something else. Yea, but it's the easiest way to donate to XI. Just do not like the inconvenience. Well, I just may have to accept it as a cost of doing business. For now I will just stew on it for a bit. I use paypal to donate to XI too Shamu, i just don't keep any money in there, it's not a bank, i would never leave any of money in anything like that, dunno if that's what you do or just pay as you need like i do.
Shamu Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted April 18, 2013 I'm sure these checks are for your own safety, if you are not happy then use something else. Yea, but it's the easiest way to donate to XI. Just do not like the inconvenience. Well, I just may have to accept it as a cost of doing business. For now I will just stew on it for a bit. No, I have no money in Paypal, I just use it to donate to sites like XI, charities and various sites that offer Paypal as a method of payment for goods or services offered. My credit card is on Paypal file and Paypal then applies the charges to my credit card. Once verified it seems Paypal makes your bank account the first method of payment and you have to manually change the method of payment to the credit card so funds are not taken from my bank account. A lot of this is just me being me, I do not like giving anyone access to my bank account and do not understand why as a long time paying customer I need to be verified and provide access to my bank account. I have never even been denied charges to my credit card, it's paid off in full every month. I understand what they are doing but do not see the need or justification for Paypal to gain access to my bank account. In addition I have already been verified once, why the need to do it again. My only guess is that I have hit the $10,000.00 bogey again since I was last verified.
little_old_man Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Posted April 18, 2013 Ok, I know what they're doing to you. I used to have a corporate account with them and they did the same thing to me on occasion. I finally just called their customer service line and they fixed the problem and it never happened again. The reason you're getting so much shit from them is because once you cross a certain threshold (like $10,000 worth of transfers) they have to report the information to the IRS. It doesn't mean that you'll get 1099'd or taxed on it, but by law Paypal reports that crap to the government, which is why I deal in cash whenever possible. Pharticus 1 Awards
TBB Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 290 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 21162 Content Per Day: 3.74 Reputation: 22852 Achievement Points: 151825 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 410 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 30 minutes ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Posted April 18, 2013 Quit spending 10k repeatedly for your online porn and you will have one less thing to whine about. #firstworldproblems PM me and I'll tell you where all the FREE porn is - aside from Hxtr's place> Awards
Shamu Posted April 18, 2013 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted April 18, 2013 Ok, I know what they're doing to you. I used to have a corporate account with them and they did the same thing to me on occasion. I finally just called their customer service line and they fixed the problem and it never happened again. The reason you're getting so much shit from them is because once you cross a certain threshold (like $10,000 worth of transfers) they have to report the information to the IRS. It doesn't mean that you'll get 1099'd or taxed on it, but by law Paypal reports that crap to the government, which is why I deal in cash whenever possible. Can we get a deposit slot on the XI Home Page where I can stuff in a buck or two on occasion? BeerGoat 1
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