Have already done this - and have been posting the following message on every forum and messageboard I am a member of:
Subject: Paypal robs Red Cross of $20000
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http://www.somethingawful.com/
Comedy site Something Awful recently organised a Paypal donation drive for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina (they could not use their normal credit-card processing as their servers are located in New Orleans). Because there were over 3000 dollars an hour flooding in, Paypal suspected fraud and have suspended the account, which then stood at over twenty thousand dollars.
Paypal do not usually release funds on suspended accounts. They look set to keep the lot (on top of the 2.35% fees they charge anyway).
Please contact Paypal at this link
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...contact-gene ral
to ask them to forward the funds to the Red Cross immediately, and reinstate the account so people can continue donating.
Thanks for your help
P.S. feel free to copy to other forums or forward by email
Something Awful didn't 'just' open an account. They have had a Paypal account for a long time. And they have used it for fundraising efforts before, too.
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Have already done this - and have been posting the following message on every forum and messageboard I am a member of: Subject: Paypal robs Red Cross of $20000 ______________ http://www.somethingawful.com/ Comedy site Something Awful recently organised a Paypal donation drive for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina (they could not use their normal credit-card processing as their servers are located in New Orleans). Because there were over 3000 dollars an hour flooding in, Paypal suspected fraud and have suspended the account, which then stood at over twenty thousand dollars. Paypal do not usually release funds on suspended accounts. They look set to keep the lot (on top of the 2.35% fees they charge anyway). Please contact Paypal at this link http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...contact-gene ral
to ask them to forward the funds to the Red Cross immediately, and reinstate the account so people can continue donating.
Thanks for your help
P.S. feel free to copy to other forums or forward by email
Something Awful didn't 'just' open an account. They have had a Paypal account for a long time. And they have used it for fundraising efforts before, too.