FML : Today, I received a bill from PayPal stating I owe $350 for an account that's linked to an email that I haven't used since 2015. I can't get into the account...

Today, I received a bill from PayPal stating I owe $350 for an account that's linked to an email that I haven't used since 2015. I can't get into the account because someone hacked it and changed the password and security questions. Customer support is no help because I have no info about it. FML

I agree, your life sucks

You deserved it

By Unlucky - / Tuesday 4 September 2018 14:30 /

Money

Geek

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By Psychonaut77 | 4

#7687713 - Tuesday 4 September 2018 16:24

PayPal customer support is no help period. I had someone put through a charge on my credit card, and when I reported fraud they told me there was no fraud.
My family members have also had their credit cards compromised thanks to PayPal and they received equally atrocious responses.
Report this to the police as PayPal won't try to help you.

By VampyreNinja | 3

#7687791 - Tuesday 4 September 2018 19:56

OP here. I called the number on the bill and flat out told them it wasn't my account and I wasn't paying the bill.

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By Psychonaut77 | 4

#7687713 - Tuesday 4 September 2018 16:24

Cali | 54

#7687740 - Tuesday 4 September 2018 17:32

That's awful!

VampyreNinja | 3

#7687791 - Tuesday 4 September 2018 19:56

OP here. I called the number on the bill and flat out told them it wasn't my account and I wasn't paying the bill.

By Charlie Given | 19

#7687752 - Tuesday 4 September 2018 18:15

PayPal is a joke Don't use them my friend had to take legal action against them when his account was hacked and emptied they said it was his fault.🙄😒

By goober96 | 12

#7687888 - Tuesday 4 September 2018 23:09

This isn’t an FML. Don’t pay the bill. You’re welcome.

By Kymberly Hams | 11

#7687958 - Wednesday 5 September 2018 2:06

i bought a pre paid visa card and linked that to my paypal. that way even if someone uuses my paypal account they cant access any money unless i load it onto the card. if i recieved a notification of a payment i didnt authorise then i would just not use the card. they have no access to my bank or personal cards

By lizenhagen | 10

#7688109 - Wednesday 5 September 2018 10:46

you know those emails are usually a scam, right? They are looking for you to punch in personal information to try to get into your account.

VampyreNinja | 3

#7688379 - Wednesday 5 September 2018 20:25

It wasn't an email sent to me. It was a physical bill sent to my house.

By jac_1964_au | 19

#7688123 - Wednesday 5 September 2018 11:23

Sounds like the bill is fake , how can you get a bill from pay pall

rodfergie | 18

#7688389 - Wednesday 5 September 2018 20:38

PayPal sends physical bills. People that have a line of credit with them get them monthly

By bkwusa | 14

#7707397 - Thursday 11 October 2018 21:11

Don't pay the bill. Go to the police and report the case as it is fraud as well as identity theft. If Paypal wants to put it on your credit report fight it with the credit report agencies. If you do fight it you will need the police report proving that you have reported it as fraud.