So, in all fairness to PP, I think they have always been great and today proved to me that Id rather keep using them than Google Wallet, Apple whatever, etc. Brett, Keep trying. As long as they are listed as Merchant Charge Amex shouldn't freak out right? I posted an issue i had here as well on 3/29/2014, my case was legitimate. I did contact my bank when I first noticed this unauthorized charge on my bank statement on 7/25/15. It was a legit charge for me, but again not from my PayPal account. I explained to the agent that no, I had not authorized any MoneyGram purchases (ever) and became concerned. This is legit PayPal charge for me. And I discovered an additional 10 Lyft/ PayPal charges adding up to about $100 which I also did not authorize. I live in the northeast states in the US. With there help we figured out it was a seller on ebay that I had recently bought something from, and it was for something i had already paid for with paypal and somehow they got my bank account info and charge it for the same item. THIS IS FRAUD !!! Is the name Augustin Meza familiar to you? My charge turned out to be LEGIT! If they had just used my card, my bank would have declined it, as I am not in China, but by using it through PP, they successfully purchased something. The company listed was Xoom in the debit transaction. One was for $3.99 to SquareTrade, which is a warranty company, and the second was $21.99 to another name. 2145 HAMILTON AVE I just didnt recognize the business name that they used for the charge on the statement, but did when I saw the paypal confirmation emails. This happened to me today. I didnt know that was possible..at least, the charge was legitimate. My wife got her statement tonight and there were two charges for $711.52 & $679.70. Fraudulent charge on a company card. I provided that info and the PayPal representative found the charge and was able to tell me what was purchased and indeed it was something I had charged and was a valid charge on my American Express card!!! MerchandisePAYPAL *YIELDASSETS I saw a charge in my checking account and got a little alarmed. Someone opened a return request in eBay, which I approved. This is a scam and I hope people make sure they check their credit card statements regularly. PP*EASTWOODNOV SAN JOSE CA. So if the description would have been more descriptive, we would have known what it was right away. It may not be what you think, especially if what you think is that someone has hacked your bank account, or stolen your credit card. Also, received emails from who claimed as PayPal staff. I came to this website to investigate a charge on my credit card that appeared on my statement as PAYPAL *CELEBRITYSO 402-935-7733 CA that looked fishy, but what I found was that although I had indeed used my card (not PayPal) to make a purchase of that exact amount, it was the vendor who had used PayPal to receive the funds, therefore the mysterious looking charge on my statement. two charges from paypal of 685 two days apart. Mine turned out to be legit. Well, upon being asked why am I transferring this money (moron messed with wrong person! Do you know what the source of this charge is? Today I am having to do it a 3rd time as now I supposedly purchased something for Nintendo through PayPal. Thiefs are everywhere. Would have been nice to have a better description. Plus, being a well-informed person on current events, Ive heard about these types of situations and the type of people asking these types of questions and why! Reported. The charge was on my credit union account statement with that phone number, but the account isnt even connected to PayPal. If you came across this charge, you dont need to worry, since its not a fraudulent one. My husband doesnt even have paypal!!! She asked about other debit cards so we called my wife on a conference call. The scary thing is they had our credit card number and mailing address so I had to call my credit card company too. Its a lie as this isnt a first time & when I called PayPal bc It isnt thru my PayPal they said a PayPal account name. I have no Pay Pal acct. PAYPAL Inst Transfer (amount) .because you lacked funds to pay for YOUR Purchase! thank you for this. Then I searched for the total charged to my credit card in my Yahoo email account and wha-la! Now shes eager to share her knowledge and skills with the world, determined to make it a better place. Its generally considered safe, but we listed the ways to check if its a fraudulent charge before opening a. Just because the vendor is legitimate does not mean that the charge is. The person who said this came from someone buying an iphone has the one TRUE CLUE to how this is happening! 9/11 just gave them an excuse to speed things up.. For visitors with visual disabilities, access to this website, including our FICO Data Privacy Policy, is available through assistive technologies, such as BrowseAloud, JAWS, VoiceOver, Narrator, ChromeVox, and Window-Eyes. But you dont ever think itll happen to you. You bought something online perhaps on Ebay, and you bought the warranty by Assurant. I am in Smithsburg, MD and have not left the state nor purchased anything in those amounts at either Target or Texaco in California. Legitimate transaction for something I ordered on eBay. I disputed the charge with my credit card company and they removed the charge from my account. Not fraudulent, support person was mistaken. I freaked out a little too but for me, it wasnt a big deal.. i probably would really freak out though if I didnt have a paypal at all.. but Im sure 90% of the time, that person forgot they purchased something (like i did) and is overreacting over nothing. I had a charge show as REDTAGCAMER 402-935-7733 NY. 402-935-7733. In case your PayPal account was short on funds, it automatically reached out to your backup payment method for the additional sum to cover the transaction. I noticed a charge on Friday night for $985.99. Just today I discovered that the same phone number 402-935-7733 on my bank statment account and they used my credit card for 3 transactions for a total of $355, and I am in the US and my card related to a bank in Jordan. It isnt fair to punish paypal for something a scammer is doing. Thats not what this was a chargeback to MY paypal account. It did not go through our Paypal account. He also said that 402-935-7733 is NOT a Paypal phone number. Yes, its upsetting but take some time to think clearly. I did not pay through my pay pal account, but through amazon (as one of their 3rd party sellers). I didnt recognize the name at all and heres what I saw: 1/04/16 In some cases, the charge can be displayed as 4029357733 ca. They have his name and address but cant give it to me but told me they could give it to law enforcement. So if you DIDNt buy it, or didnt buy something for someone else. I dont recommend anyone to use paypal. By law you have a limited period of time to do this (60 days IIRC). Thus, the charge did not turn up on PayPal, and there wasnt enough information on the credit card bill to nudge my memory as to what the company name was. I received no product I sent the seller no money to the seller. but nothing relates to mine. What can I do? And Siam the best is just any paypal id that the writer decide to use for collect the money which theres nothing concern with E-Book name or book store website at all. And their phone number rings BUSY! Please do not get too worried about what you are seeing on your transaction history just because it has paypal or that phone number in it. Doesnt help anyway. I strongly suspect that these oh, its okay, I just forgot that I bought something posts are by the scammer. The balance is what showed up on my credit card as 402-935-7733 because I used my credit card to pay balance. Not saying people havent experienced fraudulent charges but ours turned out to be legitimate. Anyone else having this problem please? The only thing I can pick out is the date and the amount. Ive driven by there. I made a donation on that day and the organization used this phone number. Its this same phone number. The credit card charge "MARK PAYPAL SAN JOSE" was first recorded on July 06, 2015. I am prosecuting! What you are doing is fine and will be considered as a purchase. I called Paypal via their phone number on their website (not the 402-935-7733 number on the credit card) . Also each of the transactions had an internal debit fee of $1.35 and $.60, indicating they are possibly from a foreign country other than the U.S. My card was charged along with a few other charges in the past couple days that i did not make and luckily caught the charges, the credit card companies are good though, just call and dispute it they seem pretty happy to reverse the charges, Ive had dozens of fraudulent charges over the years, they always make good. Home; About Us; Products & Services. There are many commenters here for whom it *was* a legitimate charge, and others for whom it wasnt. I JUST GOT CHANGE 100.68 FROM MY ACCOUNT THROUGH PAYPAL. Paypal wouldnt even let you buy something unless you have funds duh. In Feb. 2016, this charge came through on my husbands business credit card as: PayPal *Campbell 402-935-7733. This can happen regardless of whether you have a PayPal account or not. Charge Read as: PAYPAL *CHENWENPING* 402-935-7733 CA. I dont have a paypal account and didnt purchase anything. It was only for $36. Last place I used my card was an atm at pilot. I guess the seller uses Paypal to process his payments from me or Amazon. 2 months later, that card had two charges totaling $9000 appearing to be from paypal, but werent. Anyway, thanks for the comment yesterday. All was on my business account and I had to figure out how to correct this. Someone somewhere is likely making a killing off this. So, I am not determined to get it back, but I want to be sure that my bank account security is not compromised. I checked my Paypal account and there were equivalent purchases, 5 international and 1 domestic. I had one of these recently. The fraud rep was able to block my card from being used on any Paypal account (thank you!). Definately fraud. Check the date of the charge with your paypal account to figure it out. No wonder most refer to Pay Pal as Pay Piss. Our accountant at work was going through the company credit card statement with two charges on it to PayPal with the phone number mentioned in this article. It was a wig store in California using my debit card. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Showing a Mystery Charge from 402-935-7733 via Paypal in Your Bank or Credit Card Account? My statement just shows Pending Transaction PP* MERCHANT CHARGE G000GHG8 SAN JOSE, CA when I request the Paypal code. Never had used the CC with Paypal before. I can get why people would freak out. Hope this helps because I was freaking out lol, My wife bought a yoga package in India, and this is how the charge is listed on our credit card statement: What I encountered is 100% fraudulent and I would like to excise the testicles of those who keep saying that its legitimate. It pays to be an informed citizen who knows their rights! Though I do have a PP card (only due to eBay! I have reported it and put it in dispute. nothing at all until the 27th of march. I dont need this garbage! They say their taking care of it. If you have the same, immediately call your credit card company, have them issue a new card and number. However, after trying to remember what I purchased, I remembered that I had bought that textbook and it was a legitimate charge on my account. Confimred with paypal that there was not an authorized charge through them, but shows up on my bank account. I just remembered my parents had the same mystery charge from California, but they live in Illinois. Saw a charge on my statement that I didnt recognize..After reviewing on Paypal, I relaized it was something I had ordered and had forgotten about..better to check it out than unknowingly pay for something I didnt purchase. Do Student Loans Affect Credit Score in Canada? I assume Paypal now lists this phone number for some reason to identify that it was paid using a credit card instead of automatic bank account withdrawal. It seems a little odd to me that the only thing that seems to differ is the name of the store. Im never dealing with them again. IM DELETING MY PAYPAL ACCOUNT (DONT USE IT MUCH ANYWAY). I havent done any online transaction via PAYPAL for many years, and there is no transaction. They said that if Paypal cannot resolve then their own fraud department will look into it. Ive called PayPal and they dont see any transactions but the number says it is through Strange Bird but yet the number I call from bank takes me to PayPal number. Way to go PayPal. Headquarters. You would think that by now Paypal would have gotten the message, but hey, they didnt ask us. Taking care of it now. Heidi, you will need to contact the bank or institution that issued your credit card; you should also contact both eBay and Paypal. Ill go right to them. I have a charge of $3,430.45 from this number on my account! Someone explain this to me. Almost simultaneously I received a phone call from Nebraska the number in question and an email from paypal stating suspicious activity. After reading all the comments here, I was ALMOST convinced it was fraud. I have a mystery charge on my credit card also, but Im going to call the number tomorrow to find out what its all about. Havent used my PayPal account in years. [snip] I dont know how they got my information either but paypal needs to do something. Please remove those comments. Its just a pain, especially when the seller doesnt tell you that it will show up on your credit card as that. Talked to PayPal this morning and he was able to trace it to someone 3000 miles away buying a Iphone 5. Now it seems Paypal isnt even safe. I just reported it to Discover yesterday I wish I had waited longer, anyway I am sure they will get it all taken care of. In my case it was for a beautiful wool felt fedora hat purchased as a gift. You do NOT need to have a PayPal account to process credit/debit card payments through PayPal. Legitimate charges are now being taken out twice and going to God only knows where. PP* MERCHANT CHARGE LA VISTA. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. If you see this charge on your card, call Paypal. The total amount of goods sold a month is $22,532.00, but the exact amount of goods sold in the month is $37,834.00. So theres a lot of people saying this is fraud and several others saying it is not, i dont believe it is at all. Just got hit by my wife for an $80 charge showing the same phone number. Just beware. Clark Howard has even more tips on his web site. When you make a purchase by credit card and the vendor uses PayPal behind the scenes to process the transactions, you will have a line like this on your statement and it isnt fraudulent. I defiantly know what the charge is now, and in **my case in particular- [dont jump to this conclusion until I finish my investigation].. Description of charge, PayPal *GOIMPRESS 4029357733. No worries here. Just called paypal about the charge and their records showed no such charged being processed and they advised me everything shows on their records if they were involved. I reported it as fraud. I just have NO idea how that Nebraska number was attached to the chargea broker maybe? Ebay currently still uses PayPal as their card processing company until 2020. I am just glad my account was not hacked. Then maybe someone has your CC Info. Ill admit I was ready for war but as it turned out, this was a legitimate charge I made. Nothing has showed up on my PayPal account. Thats when you see the words Purchase Paypal 4029357733. Warrhmm..what starts with Warr oh. I also bet the total cost + tax + shipping of that windshield wiper/picture frame/sex toy, etc. transaction. I had a quick look at the comments, couldnt see any about POKMON GO, so this might offer some solution to peoples problems, and keep an eye on those payments. I want to know why there was a receipt for the original amount from Paypal on the account and also the amount also on a foreign co. amounts are being deducted twice, so your explanation is not true. Hes now living in upstate NY going the same thing! Neither account showed activity in March 2015. Even if you paid with your credit card, its possible that a merchant is using the PayPal system for transactions. At least all you guys got dinged for small amounts. Your tips via CashApp, Venmo, or Paypal are appreciated! I checked my Paypal account and noticed there was no transaction noted for the date, and after having called paypal they did say that it is an attempt at a fraudulent sale. At the same time I made another purchase through eBay using my credit card, so the entire transaction showed up using the name of the person I made the purchase with. Everyone is so quick to ASSUME that a charge is fraudulent just because you dont recognize it. I will be call on Monday morning. However, my main problem is that the ebay sellers have not received payment from me and ebay sent me and email saying that We were not able to process your payment. Clearly someone did. Phew! Yet, I have had two charges show up. However, you may find out that the charge is from your credit card issuer, not a merchant. 4029357733 compromised my Visa account [through Pay Pal] to the sum of $1512.97. Chase Hyatt | Chase Sapphire Preferred | Chase Freedom Unlimited | Amex ED | Amex Hilton | Amex Bonvoy | BoA Amtrak | CapOne Quicksilver. We should write down on a calendar our purchases and the amount because we cant remember and the names on the statements dont usually match where we bought. The AE representative advised to give only the last 4 digits as they need that information to look up the charge and it is OK to provide it. Would someone please check into this for me and advise me when I can expect my money back as I have bills. Paypal guy told me that the thief used my paypal acct signed in a Guest (allowable one time only) used my name @allmail.com as the email address and my debit card number. Who has heard of that in ages. You may also find it reassuring to know that, as the overwhelming majority of comments below demonstrate, youre not alone in having been concerned, and the odds are very good that its a legitimate charge. It had been about a week before it showed up and never mentioned anything about being under PayPal so I thought someone had taken my info because I didnt have paypal in the first place. later I cancelled the purchase. But, if you have a $750 charge that you cannot remember, you might be getting scammedor you might need a CAT scan! 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