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surferlove007 · 05-12-2008, 12:50 AM

Hey guys, so I have a situation that I would like some advice on how to deal with. I have a PayPal account along with a USAA Bank account. In February I noticed there was an extra $400.00 in my PayPal account, it was there for nearly a week. I figured it was a fluke and would go away. Well I called my dad and asked him what to do, he said to move $300.00 of it to my USAA account and leave the other $100.00 and to see what happens. Kept the money in my accounts for over a month and PayPal never sent a notice about it, or pulled it out of my account. So after a month I began spending it. Fast forward to May 6th. Over 4 months later they've noticed it's missing and want the money back. The problem is, I don't have it anymore. I'm a broke college student, it's almost like the equivalent of having a credit card I maxed out. Except they didn't say anything for 4 months. I'm planning to give them a call however I'm not quite sure what to say. I probably should not have spent the money however I did and I don't want to be scolded for that. It was $400.00 in my account.
What would you guys have done in a similar situation assuming you were a poor college student and not the wealthiest person at the time?
What would you recommend I do about the current situation?

Personally I think it's paypals fault and I'm not in the wrong. The money was their glitch and not mine. The fact that they figured it out 4 months later well I don't know how to go about solving this. James suggested I get a lawyer friend to write them a letter. Has this ever happened to anyone else before that you know of? I'm kinda flustered about the whole thing.

05-12-2008, 12:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
surferlove007 Junkie	PayPal - Woes Hey guys, so I have a situation that I would like some advice on how to deal with. I have a PayPal account along with a USAA Bank account. In February I noticed there was an extra $400.00 in my PayPal account, it was there for nearly a week. I figured it was a fluke and would go away. Well I called my dad and asked him what to do, he said to move $300.00 of it to my USAA account and leave the other $100.00 and to see what happens. Kept the money in my accounts for over a month and PayPal never sent a notice about it, or pulled it out of my account. So after a month I began spending it. Fast forward to May 6th. Over 4 months later they've noticed it's missing and want the money back. The problem is, I don't have it anymore. I'm a broke college student, it's almost like the equivalent of having a credit card I maxed out. Except they didn't say anything for 4 months. I'm planning to give them a call however I'm not quite sure what to say. I probably should not have spent the money however I did and I don't want to be scolded for that. It was $400.00 in my account. What would you guys have done in a similar situation assuming you were a poor college student and not the wealthiest person at the time? What would you recommend I do about the current situation? Personally I think it's paypals fault and I'm not in the wrong. The money was their glitch and not mine. The fact that they figured it out 4 months later well I don't know how to go about solving this. James suggested I get a lawyer friend to write them a letter. Has this ever happened to anyone else before that you know of? I'm kinda flustered about the whole thing.