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Ha, I was just wondering about this, or rather, whether there was any way to disable receiving funds. Not that I could find, anyway. I also coincidentally am having a spat with Pay…

I mean, I have a bank account, of course, I just never wanted to give it to PayPal. Finally, after decades, I decided to semi-cave and open a new account just for them. Then they d…

Fuck yeah!

I think it's because the alternatives all suck. One is PayPal. Another is Venmo, which is owned by PayPal. Yet another is Zelle, which has its own problems I can rant about if you …

The difference between sending cash and a check is that when a check gets stolen, the sender can report that to their sending bank, which will contact the receiving bank, and sort …

The name is not really legible, at least not to me: Here is the back of the check in question: https://i.imgur.com/ICBydCo.png Nevertheless I will try to talk to someone at the pos…

The USPIS is police, and I did contact them immediately. They did not seem to take any interest, however.

I would be more than satisfied if I had to eat the loss, but PayPal lost their license to act as a Money Services Business, at least in my state.

Thanks, I had already filed with the AG (to no avail, at least so far) but didn't think of the CFPB, I will do that now.

PayPal provided me with an electronic copy of the canceled check, as per my OP.

The measures I have taken to prevent mail theft include renting an official USPS PO Box. That is where the check was mailed to.

You ok, man? I'm a little preoccupied with this PayPal nonsense at the moment, but if you need someone to talk to, I will make some time.

My understanding is that the US Postal Inspection Service is the only police agency with jurisdiction over this. I did report it via their website immediately[1], which said that t…

It's never been a requirement AFAIK. I've had this PayPal account for 20 years and have never attached a bank account, only credit cards. When I tried to attach a bank account, the…

I had only had credit cards linked to PayPal before, never a checking account. There is no option to transfer the balance to a credit card. When I tried adding a checking account i…

Sure, if I'd had the option of receiving these funds via crypto instead of PayPal, I 100% would have taken that. Ethereum would probably be the worst choice of any major crypto, th…

I use Firefox on Linux with uBlock Origin, as well as Enhanced Tracking Protection. Unfortunately, it works fine in the browser -- if it didn't, I'd be $270 richer right now!

No, the payee on the front of the check is me. The endorsement field contains the following, handwritten: MOBILE DEPOSIT ONLY PAY TO THE ORDER OF

I don't "accept" it either, but I also don't know what I can do about it, hence my question.

Forgot to note two other interesting facts: 1) The check was addressed to my USPS PO Box -- the kind inside an actual post office. It seems extremely unlikely that a random person …

So, I had the misfortune of having money in my PayPal balance. Their broken website refuses to let me add a bank account for withdrawal, so I opted to receive a check by mail, and …