Consumer complaint received 2021-05-20
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: MD
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service
Sub-product: Mobile or digital wallet
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing your mobile wallet account

Complaint:
PLEASE ESCALATE THIS TO SENIOR STAFF - Paypal did not make any attempt to resolve this last case, Complaint Number XXXX, and is lying about providing a way for me to log on to my account. They cite a phone number that is not mine and AT NO TIME WAS I PROVIDED A WAY TO ASK THEM TO CALL ME ON A LAND LINE WITH A CODE. I have tried this at least a dozen times since then and nothing happens when you do not provide a mobile number. 

At this point, I want this account closed and the company investigated for ADA violations and deceptive practices. 

Here is the original complaint : This involves two significant issues with paypal : 1 ) CELL PHONE REQUIRED TO LOG ON TO PAYPAL : Around the XXXX of XXXX they changed their logon policy so that you can only log on if you supply them with a mobile number and they text or call you with a code. As a result I can not access my account. I do not have a smart phone because I can't see it due to XXXX and this requirement is a violation of the ADA and other consumer protections for people with XXXX. I spent over an hour finally getting through to a " supervisor '' in the XXXX who informed me that this is now their policy, despite statements on the website that you can change how they contact you. ( see attached screen print ) Without being able to get into the account, I can not change it. Clicking call me with a code goes nowhere. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT MANY COMPANIES ARE NOW REQUIRING CELL PHONES TO LOG ON, WHICH IS A SERIOUS VIOLATION THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY LAW OR REGULATION. 2 ) UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES TO BANK ACCOUNT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS : In early XXXX I signed up for a trial account through XXXX using a credit card through paypal, which I cancelled 3 times before the end of the trial period. Despite this, in the middle of the night on XX/XX/XXXX, Paypal charged me a membership fee through my personal bank account, NOT the credit card on file. This was completely unauthorized. I contacted XXXX who immediately acknowledged their error and reversed the charges and paypal, which filed a case - acknowledging a day later that XXXX had cancelled the charge. I also removed my checking account from XXXX but kept a savings account used for charity attached to paypal. On XX/XX/XXXX, Paypal repeatedly tried to take money out of this savings account, resulting in overdraft charges. My bank reversed this and I contacted paypal again. On XX/XX/XXXX, paypal once again tried to charge this savings account for the cancelled XXXXXXXX charge, resulting in more overdraft fees. My bank has reversed charges and blocked paypal withdrawals for 6 months, but can't do a permanent block. Paypal claims they are trying to retrieve money they advanced for the XXXX charge, even though the charge was cancelled and they were paid back by XXXX. In no case were they authorized to withdraw money from this or any other bank account. I need to know that this will NEVER happen again and they will NEVER switch from a credit card to bank accounts for charges. There was absolutely no reason not to charge the credit card. It is also unclear if my account is still open as I have no way to access it. This needs to be dealt with as both a credit violation and a XXXX violation and something done quickly as not allowing people into their accounts with providing a code texted to a cell phone is now an industry trend.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation