vivekkopthsd/cfpb-consumer-complaints huggingface dataset:
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-17 00:00:00
Product: Money transfers — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Other transaction issues — 
Company: Google Compare Credit Cards Inc.
State: DC

Complaint narrative:
My phone was stolen on XXXX XXXX. Before I remotely logged out of my phone, {$1000.00} of poker chips were fraudulently purchased using my phone. That evening, I called Google to inform them of the fraudulent purchases. I also called my credit card company ( XXXX ) to report the fraudulent charges. The charges were flagged as fraudulent and I was not required to pay for those charges. 
Google " suspended '' my Google Wallet account. They have confirmed by email and by phone that the only way Google will end the suspension is if I permit the back to reverse the " chargebacks '' ( i.e., I pay for {$1000.00} of fraudulent charges ). 
Without Google Wallet, I can not purchase additional storage from my Gmail account, risking my ability to communicate with an email address I have used for more than 10 years. I would also not be able to use an Android phone.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-30 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I got a bill from paypal credit. I never signed for a credit acct. I always use my bank acct. to pay. they want XXXX plus interest. I notified them and their bank 6 times. still getting a bill.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-25 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not given enough info to verify debt
Company: I.C. System, Inc.
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
Why ca n't they explain to what the full balance i owe includes. I returned some equipment and there is still a charge for equipment on my account. What are the service charges?

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-04 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: I.C. System, Inc.
State: MD

Complaint narrative:
During a security clearance reinvestigation in XX/XX/XXXX, I became aware of a {$400.00} collection action on my XXXX credit report for a debt I do not owe. I had this debt removed from the XXXX report in XX/XX/XXXX and it has reappeared under a different collection agency. My XX/XX/XXXX complaint to XXXX County Office of Consumer Protection and the debt collector response are attached. 

I notified the new collection agency, IC System, that I do not owe the debt and requested proof of the debt. It responded with a nonsensical letter indicating that it intends to continue attempting to collect the debt. No proof of the debt was provided. My letter to IC System and its response are attached. 

I complained again to XXXX County Office of Consumer Protection and it sent a letter to the debt collector to which the debt collector has not responded. My XX/XX/XXXX complaint and the Office of Consumer Protection letter to the debt collector are attached.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-19 00:00:00
Product: Money transfers — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Other transaction issues — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: UT

Complaint narrative:
I occasionally sell items on eBay and use PayPal to collect payments. I depend on PayPal who has the relationship with the purchaser to tell me when they have received funds and it is safe for me to send out the item they purchased on eBay. I happened to have sold a 1-year subscription to XXXX XXXX that was paid for through PayPal. PayPal/eBay sent me the notification that I was okay to provide the buyer with what they had purchased. It happened to be an electronic key that I provided to the buyer through Ebays messaging service. PayPal came back to me saying they payment was returned by the purchasers bank and that it is not covered by their Payment Protection. So ultimately PayPal received payment, told me it was safe to deliver the product, payment was returned by the bank, and I am liable for the full amount. So I am out the {$57.00} that I should have earned by selling the product as well as fees I had to pay to eBay which is roughly 10 % of the purchase price. The customer used the product, and I paid for it. It was likely a fraudlant transaction from the beginning but Ebay and PayPal allowed it to happen.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-08 00:00:00
Product: Credit card — 
Issue: Billing disputes — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: MO

Complaint narrative:
Pay pall credit showing charges that I never made and the items I returned because they damaged and I know that seller issued me a refund, but they not showing on a statement. Also they charged me late fee two days later after I made a payment. I can not see my account number and they ignoring all my emails and letters.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Product: Money transfers — International money transfer
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I purchased a service using PayPal for {$290.00}. The seller instructed me to send the payment through the Friends and Family gift method to avoid paying transaction fees. The seller then disappeared and never completed the service. I noticed his PayPal account is unverified and also uses a fake name " XXXX ''. I opened up a claim with PayPal, and they said that they can not do anything about the dispute if its the Friends and Family gift transaction. They said I can try to chargeback through my bank. However, some of the funds for the transaction were paid for using my PayPal Balance. They said that money can not be refunded. PayPal closed my claim in favor of the scammer and now I can not reopen or escalate the claim. I have proof of the seller ignoring me after payment was sent.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-18 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: I.C. System, Inc.
State: VA

Complaint narrative:
Dear Sir/Madame : I am presently residing at Virginia. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX by checking my credit reports, I have learned that an collection amount appeared on my credit reports. I am a XXXX of XXXX, there are XXXX of XXXX of XXXX having the same name and the person who is responsible for that account is NOT me. I have no knowledge of the identity of the person who is responsible for the mentioned account and I do not understand as to why that collection account appeared on my credit report. I realized that collection is for XXXX XXXX which is a power company in XXXX XXXX. I have been living in Virginia since XXXX and this account was established in XXXX in XXXX ( it appeared to be an electric bill ). Clearly, I have nothing to do with this electric bill. 
I am greatly upset about that account since it caused my credit rating tarnished. I am requesting for your help in restoring my excellent credit rating and that delinquency reported to the Credit rating companies be removed. 

Many Thanks.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-08 00:00:00
Product: Money transfers — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
My complaint is against Paypal. Back in 2001 I was on a Paypal account which had a chargeback. Since then the company I left the company I had been working with and set up my own Paypal account. About 10 years later, Paypal took away my personal account and stole the money that was in it at the time ( XXXXXXXXXXXX ). I have tried to work with them since then and their representative told me, and I quote " you are simply XXXX ''. I ask for the help of the CFPB here. I did file a XXXX statement when they stole the money which I will attach to this complaint.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-12 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ), is in possession of a Paypal Credit loan, according to Paypal 's records. Despite some fraud charges and items/orders I did not receive, I 've attempted to make payment arrangements. However, Paypal Credit reps would not lower payment amount due. They insisted on a payment plan, but a payment plan or arrangement does not lower actual amount due nor does it waive any late or over limit fees. They were or are attempted to collect a minimum payment of well over XXXX, a VERY unreasonable amount considering the fraud/missing orders and or items. The fraud aspect of the account is due to a cousin with almost an identical name, XXXX XXXX. My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX, he does not have a middle initial or does not use XXXX. He placed a number of orders with an XXXX orders running into the thousands. There are also some orders which I did not receive, however, I do not have the company names available to me as I do not have a full accounting of past orders. I do know the majority of the balance is from an XXXX, jewelry orders. This is fraud. He used my computer to go on XXXX, placed the orders without my consent.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-11 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: OH

Complaint narrative:
Paypal has restricted my virtual payment account and is holding my funds for 180 days. They state that XXXX of my transactions did not follow policy but fail to cite specific text from a user agreement or terms of service. They claim my funds are being held in case of chargebacks or buyer complaints, however I have not received payments to this account over the past 180 days that would warrant the necessity of such coverage.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-10 00:00:00
Product: Bank account or service — Other bank product/service
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: MA

Complaint narrative:
Paypal limited my account. I still have { {$220.00} } in eBay gift cards which can only be used with a paypal account. 

Now I ca n't use this gift card balance because it is linked to my limited PayPal account. PayPal is not willing to give me a refund of {$220.00} nor issue me a different gift card of {$220.00} value or even de-link this gift card so that I can gift it to someone else. PayPal is saying I will forfeit the {$220.00}. 

I bought these gift card and paid the full purchase price, so they ca n't keep it. I believe it 's absolutely wrong for PayPal to take away my eBay gift card balance. Request your help to recover my money.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-07 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
State: ME

Complaint narrative:
Nationstar Mortgage Subject : Foreclosure Process Loan : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Date : XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX AM Dear Nationstar XXXX On XXXX This Morning '' TV Program today, XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, there was news article that directly related to your ongoing dealing with me. I have copied it below. As you know, XXXX, my previous mortgage servicing company in XXXX XXXX, missed sending the first payment to you, and the second was set up online with your mortgage servicing website to draft my checking account, and it did not go through, and finally, as I said previously, my marginal cushion between my SSI payments and the mortgage payment was very small : {$730.00} vs. {$620.00}, and my car broke down several times at the end of XXXX. As I live in an area where a car is necessary, the minimum amount of work possible each of these months, did not allow me to make the full payment for the third month. I have kept up with payments since. I am XXXX XXXX XXXX and I have lived in this house XXXX years, and I want to continue living here. Please pay attention to this as I will send my complaint, including a copy of this, to CFPD, as you, Nationstar, are aggressively sending me into foreclosure. Please consider adding the late payments to the mortgage due. Thank you. XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX ME XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX # # # ... http : //www.cbsnews.comXXXX Are private equity firms making mortgage mistakes? ... XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX AM ... There is new concern for some homeowners nearly 10 years after the last housing crisis. A recent New York XXXX investigation found that private equity firms, which bought distressed mortgages after the XXXX crisis, are making similar mistakes that banks made before the last bubble burst. XXXX News business analyst XXXX XXXX joins " XXXX This Morning '' to discuss whether homeowners should be worried ... These firms are pushing people into foreclosure with short term late payments, contact CFPD.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-19 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not given enough info to verify debt
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
i got a letter from PayPal inc charging me {$99.00} from nowhere? 
i dont know why they are cahraging me that amount? 
First, i dont have credit with paypal inc second, i buy on XXXX, XXXX but my debit card is charged every time i use it. 
please help me avoid this scam

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-19 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Improper contact or sharing of info — Talked to a third party about my debt
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX collections has apparently continued to call me over and over again, the problem is they have been calling my parents house to reach me. My parents are really annoyed since they call everyday and multiple times throughout the day. I am positive they have my cell phone number but have not called me once. They keep calling my parents house looking for me, and it is truly harassing my parents. They have also failed to communicate with me by mail to see where I owe and how much I owe so I can pay it.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-21 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Communication tactics — Threatened to take legal action
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: OR

Complaint narrative:
Ebay floods inboxes with offers to " sell for free '' " list for free '' after the consumer falls for the deception and sell an item they are hit with a bill for the seller fees. When contacting ebay they explain that " It does n't matter what the email title says, if you read the small print you 'll discover that they are only waving the {$0.00} listing fee. 

Ebay also floods inboxes with email that state " sell a ____ ( in my case a smart phone ) by a certain date and get a {$25.00} ebay gift card. in the small print you 'll find that the card will be issued at ebays leisure usually within XXXX weeks, and the card must be used by the date on the card. what they do n't disclose is the date on the card will be XXXX days from when the email is sent. 

I fell for both of these deceptions, while selling my iphone. I would never have used ebay if it was not for the email that said " sell for free '' and the " sell a smartphone by ___ and get a {$25.00} gift card '' was a bonus. 

After the sale I went fishing for a week upon returning home I found I was hit with full seller fees and the gift card was expired by the time I even knew I had it. 

In disputing this with ebay they were unwilling to see the error of deceptive marketing. how ever they did offer to settle for 50 % which was {$17.00} and change, I told them to use the gift card that I never got to use, and was told I cant use promotional gift cards to pay this debt.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Consumer complaint received 2015-12-22 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
We are filing a complaint against SunTrust Mortgage Inc. which relates to our current Construction Loan. SunTrust is currently holding {$29000.00} of construction loan funds and is not responding to our numerous requests to move our loan to a permanent loan vehicle. The deadline for loan conversion was XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. Due to the persistent unresponsiveness of SunTrust representatives, we have been forced into a default situation, which has now been referred to counsel. Despite repeated attempts to contact SunTrust representatives, our attorney has been unable to even schedule a telephone meeting with anyone from SunTrust. At this point, we are likely incurring extra fees and interest charges. We would move our business elsewhere, but, due to a lien claim filed by our General Contractor, another institution can not process a new mortgage, which would convert the construction loan to permanent. 

Background : On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, my husband and I signed a contract to build a custom home with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, we closed on a Construction Loan with SunTrust. 

We raised some significant design issues with the builder in XXXX XXXX. After repeated denials to resolve or discuss the issues, we engaged legal counsel for guidance. The Builder became irritated and began taking confrontational actions from this point. 

The builder informed us in writing that he would not allow us to move into our home until we fired our counsel, despite the fact that the Builder dealt with us through counsel. 
Our scheduled move in date was XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. 
Per our contract, we are required to resolve disputes via XXXX. 

After unexplained and possibly intentional delays caused by the builder, the Certificate of Occupancy for the home was finally received on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. 

The Builder requested a final inspection by SunTrust for the final draw. 
The SunTrust Inspector found that there was no vanity/sink installed in the powder room and could not mark the home at 100 % complete in order to authorize release of the final payment. 

On XXXX/XXXX/XXXX, a Loan Originator from SunTrust, XXXX XXXX, who had not previously been involved on this matter, called the Builder to advise him that we were intentionally withholding funds, which was a false statement. 
The Builder sent us an email and promptly filed a lien on the property. 
We received a filed Claim of Lien via certified mail on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX. 

Due to the pending lien claim, SunTrust issued a " cease funding notice '' on XXXX/XXXX/XXXX.

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-14 00:00:00
Product: Money transfers — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: Paypal Holdings, Inc
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I recently set up an account on VENMO and have done a couple of small transactions between $ XXXX {$100.00}. Then two days ago, i had a payment that was being sent to me for {$2800.00}. I accepted the payment and attempted to transfer the funds, but then received an email from VENMO that said the following " Your Venmo account has been suspended due to recent activity that appears to be a violation of our User Agreement. If you would like to reactivate your account, please reply to this email with a picture of your unexpired US government issued photo identification to begin the review. '' I had no idea what the issue was, but sent a picture of my ID immediately. Then I called them and tried to find out what was going on and spoke to a CSR who informed me that they could not see any details on my account, that it had to be handled by an " account specialist '' and that they would be back in touch within 3-5 business days! I asked to speak to the account specialist, but they said they do n't have phones, and only correspond via email. I could n't believe it and pushed to speak to a mgr and after being on hold for over 30 minutes, a mgr came on the phone and said that they would expedite my request to the account specialist and would ask that they contact me. I waited all day and then at XXXX last night, received an email stating that they could not resolve the issue because " I had not sent a copy of my bank statement '' No one had told me or asked for my bank statement in their previous communique and to be honest, I do not feel comfortable sending it. I then went online and did some research and saw hundreds of complaints posted saying that VENMO kept their money and never gave it back and the amounts all ranged around {$2500.00}. They talked about the same issues i was dealing with, with no answers, no way to reach anyone that could assist and no resolution. I now suspect that what they do is " flag '' any transaction that is in that {$2500.00} range and use any excuse to hold the funds. Imagine if they are doing this to millions of people? 

If they have some kind of rule that is violated ( unbeknownst to the parties involved ), why not stop the transaction, not accept the funds and let the two parties involved know that it wo n't be going through? Instead what they do is TAKE the money, and then hold it in their accounts and not give it back to the person that paid the funds nor do they give it to the person that is owed the money. That seems highly illegal. 

I would appreciate your assistance in helping me get this resolved. Not just for me, but I believe there could be a major scam going on here, with millions of people using VENMO and it needs to be brought to light. 
thank you, XXXX XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief