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PayPal Settles NY Probe, But Faces Others

Posted by timothy on from the probe-away-captain dept.

Coneasfast writes "PayPal, which is owned by eBay, has admitted misleading shoppers into believing it offered credit-card-style protection and has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle charges. There are many sites out there which are dedicated to the problems of paypal, including PayPalSucks and PaypalWarning." Reader ipandithurts links to this related Reuters story, pointing out that the New York investigation isn't the only PalPal probe: "PayPal's practice of suspending users accounts while investigating suspicious transactions continues to be review by the FTC. While the rate of fraudulent PayPal transactions is less than one-half of one percent, the volume of more than $12.2 billion last year keeps Paypal caught in the middle of many disputes."

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  1. First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is it mine?

  2. ebay and PayPal? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    More like eGay and GayPal.

    1. Re:ebay and PayPal? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      eGay.com

  3. Xenu implanted my body thetans liberally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Xenu implanted my body thetans liberally. He strapped them onto a ribbon on Teegeack and couldn't stop bombing them. He was performing engram implants. I couldnt believe what the fuck was going on. I told Xenu the Loyal Officers would not approve of a Galactic Overlord dealing with overpopulation in such a manner.

    It doesn't help at all that Xenu has been spun out after associating with Renegades. He wasted all his money building DC-8 space planes to kidnap people from tax offices. He can hardly see straight being imprisoned under a mountain by the Loyal Officers.

    When I woke up, I founded $cientology and earned millions from telling people this shit. Can you believe it?

  4. PayPal Settles NY Probe, But Faces Others.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Like maybe an ANAL probe?

  5. THE ONLY GOOD NIGGER IS A LYNCHED NIGGER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ps if you mod this down it means you are gay and have a smelly fat butt with big greasy dingleberry-encrusted pubes that hang like vines from your withered crotch

    1. Re:THE ONLY GOOD NIGGER IS A LYNCHED NIGGER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Probably modded down by an editor since anyone of them would fit that description.

  6. Re:I JUST SETTLED AN ANAL PROBE, BUT FACE OTHERS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    that's why everyone on Slashdot starts their posts with I ANAL, butt...

  7. fr0st pisT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Very distracting to alike to reap serv3r crashes

  8. fool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    what a freaking idiot. if you had took the money, do you think they would have made the same mistake again?

  9. Parent == Goatse.cx link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Clever, but assinine.

  10. bitc4 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    recent article put they a8e Come

  11. How is Anal Offtopic? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Probe + Implant => Anal.

  12. Re:I'm done by vanillacoke · · Score: 1, Troll

    You do know that most banks (read: legit) do this service as well, and your money is protected with the famous FDIC insurance program. I trust paypal as far as I can throw it. Any program that "acts" like a bank making money off the interest of money in the accounts (and they do, and they still make more when your account is frozen! Banks aren't allowed to do that!!!), yet claims its not is not something I want to deal with much.

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