So how far do they chase you?
- Thread starter Loopy92
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In the UK we would say "Bump It"
Its a false account, false details,false bloody everything, so lets think you pay it
then make a sale for 500 euros then paypal puts a freeze on account for Further ID.
Are you back here looking for a photoshop expert etc and paying more money.
Open a real one for your legit business dealings (if you are old enough)
Its a false account, false details,false bloody everything, so lets think you pay it
then make a sale for 500 euros then paypal puts a freeze on account for Further ID.
Are you back here looking for a photoshop expert etc and paying more money.
Open a real one for your legit business dealings (if you are old enough)
macaveli92
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- May 20, 2012
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Weird but true story. I have an old PP acc in my real name and it was in arrears and I still haven't paid it years later... Plus I am using a new acc in the same name 
Guess I should wait for the door to break down any second.
Guess I should wait for the door to break down any second.
Kronic
Registered Member
- Apr 11, 2010
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ha, i love the idea behind this. all members of BHW invited to the premier showing!
paypal is just like any other collection company here in the states. they talk big, they make threats. but i've never had any of them do anything more than annoying phone calls and junk mail. from my experience with them, they called from different numbers and different area codes. i would block them when i got a call from a new number. they always said they were paypal, but who knows. i never researched any of them to see if it was legit paypal calling me, or if it was a collection agency calling on behalf of paypal, or basically just impersonating them after buying off their owed money.
mrsharz, i still dont understand what you're trying to say. where did i mention i moved states away and they still chased me? i did move to different cities, because my family was split up and i used this to my advantage. thats why i had different accounts in different cities, but they were all still in the same ~50 mile radius.
i'm not completely sure of the OP's situation or what lead to him receiving a negative balance, but i feel the same way about it. in my experience, i was a young teenager who found a loophole to make some money with basically no work. some other kid, or likely some 40 year old fat virgin, found a loophole as well. as far as i'm concerned, i was the victim that got scammed. but paypal sided with the buyer on a technicality, which is why i lost as much money as i did. which may not be a high amount to most, but at the time it was enough to buy a first car, and was my investment money.
"based on a true story" can be very loosely based on a true story nowadays. think of it as a catch me if you can knockoff, but with more action, more explosions, some average kid who made a few bucks and happens to have rich friends willing to help him out by letting him borrow a bad ass car for the high speed chase scenes, and paypal is the evil chasing us hard working people down. maybe a film like that will make people open their eyes and paypal could get whats coming to them
.The only way i know on getting a negative balance is if you are the seller and the buyer disputes the charge, and you do not have enough funds in the account to cover the refund. this is what happened in my case. I had received funds from multiple sales on ebay, had transferred the maximum amount i could to my bank account, and was waiting to transfer the remaining funds when that ass hole opened up a dispute against me. there could be other ways, but i think paypal wont allow you to send funds if you don't have the funds to cover it, or it remains pending until the funds have cleared from a bank account or associated card.
maceveli, i wouldnt be concerned. paypal wouldnt go that far over pennies. they may threaten. phone calls, junk mail, and the likes. but they never once did anything more. all talk in my mind. when the government gets involved, that is when you need to reinforce your doors and windows!
umerjutt00
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- Oct 28, 2011
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Well it depends on how much you own them.
I will always answer this question this way:
Imagine you're bent over a bed in a prison with some huge dude about to bugger you from behind. Then he says "I heard you got arrested for some small crime and then they found you had also committed bank fraud. Might want to cover your mouth, this hurts the first few times".
Imagine you're bent over a bed in a prison with some huge dude about to bugger you from behind. Then he says "I heard you got arrested for some small crime and then they found you had also committed bank fraud. Might want to cover your mouth, this hurts the first few times".
kvmcable
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- Dec 28, 2010
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It just depends on how much you owe them. As far as tracing IPs and computers you have to fall under criminal intent and have the law on your ass. No ISP is going to turn over that info to a collection agency.
Understand though if it is a serious amount of money the collection agency is well within their rights to seek a summary judgement, then lien Bank accounts / assets and garnish wages. Most states have a statute of limitations for debt collection and once that time has passed you can tell future collection efforts to pound sand. Some shady collection agencies will still try to get a summary judgement and succeed if you don't answer the Court that the statute of limitations has passed. Once they secure a summary judgement they can proceed with asset acquisitions. Know the date the debt was incurred and find the statute of limitations for your State. 8 years seems a bit long.
Understand though if it is a serious amount of money the collection agency is well within their rights to seek a summary judgement, then lien Bank accounts / assets and garnish wages. Most states have a statute of limitations for debt collection and once that time has passed you can tell future collection efforts to pound sand. Some shady collection agencies will still try to get a summary judgement and succeed if you don't answer the Court that the statute of limitations has passed. Once they secure a summary judgement they can proceed with asset acquisitions. Know the date the debt was incurred and find the statute of limitations for your State. 8 years seems a bit long.
Ming the Merciless
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- Sep 30, 2012
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If it is stealth eff em!
K. Skellington
Newbie
- Jan 21, 2013
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^ Very true.
Bumping this old thread..
Similar situaiton, but all stealth info apart from a return address of which i changed recently...
Will they only go after the registered account holders details. The return address of which i updated was of a family fiend, with a different name and address as ot the stelath details of the account. Both eb and PP are registered with stealth details, and i owe eb money..
i dont want them sending letters to my elderly family friend.. thy have no right to send to person "b" who is different and has different details to the account holder and registered details right?
Thanks!
Similar situaiton, but all stealth info apart from a return address of which i changed recently...
Will they only go after the registered account holders details. The return address of which i updated was of a family fiend, with a different name and address as ot the stelath details of the account. Both eb and PP are registered with stealth details, and i owe eb money..
i dont want them sending letters to my elderly family friend.. thy have no right to send to person "b" who is different and has different details to the account holder and registered details right?
Thanks!
This is why I don't recommend using family and friends info on any stealth stuff.
Why wouldn't they have the right to try to contact the last known address of someone who owes them money?
Because, they don't owe them money...
They are a seperate person than the account holder. The account holder owes them money..
My questions is: would they only pursue the account holder ? Or also try and contact a "return address info"
Which has a different name and address
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chichapomme
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- Aug 5, 2016
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you should contact them
Contact who and say what ?
Thanks