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Ask HN: A check from PayPal to me was stolen and cashed. What can I do?

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Re: Ask HN: A check from PayPal to me was stolen and cashed. What can I do?

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Post by paypal_woes »

pseingatl wrote: post #32

"the check was fraudulently cashed by an unknown third party." There's more to this part of the story: roommate? Ex? Family member? Or your mail gets stolen frequently. You've taken measures to prevent mail theft. Oh, you haven't...

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

Re: Ask HN: A check from PayPal to me was stolen and cashed. What can I do?

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Post by paypal_woes »

upon_drumhead wrote: post #14
pengaru wrote: post #6

> "pay to the order of " So it was pre-filled by PayPal as remitted to , and not you? And you have the image proof of this?

I disbelieve that capital one gave this dude someone else’s check images without any court order. There is absolutely no way they walked into a bank with and came out with the images.

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

Re: Ask HN: A check from PayPal to me was stolen and cashed. What can I do?

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Post by sshine »

paypal_woes wrote: post #33
pseingatl wrote: post #31

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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.

tl;dr: The hours spent are probably not proportional to the monetary gain, so consider it a hobby.

Conversely, I’ve read other HN stories where big players will react to small claims court.

Re: Ask HN: A check from PayPal to me was stolen and cashed. What can I do?

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Post by randombits0 »

paypal_woes wrote: post #2

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 could have accessed it; more likely, it was misdelivered to another PO Box customer at the same office. 2) The check appears to have been cashed via Capital One's mobile app -- "for mobile deposit only" is written in the endorsement field,…

If you have a name, go to the post office and tell them your story. They may help you, especially if the name is also a PO Box user, as it is a violation of postal law to open misdelivered mail, let alone cash a check fraudulently.

They may also be inclined to help you to help dodge responsibility for misdirected mail.

Re: Ask HN: A check from PayPal to me was stolen and cashed. What can I do?

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Post by paypal_woes »

sshine wrote: post #36
paypal_woes wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

tl;dr: The hours spent are probably not proportional to the monetary gain, so consider it a hobby. Conversely, I’ve read other HN stories where big players will react to small claims court.

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.
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