(for what i have no clue) I keep ALLLL receipts of anything I purchase online. FRAUD. I just got scammed for only $7.99. This is nonsense, probably posted by the people stealing from us and using this phone number. The card in question isnt even on file with PayPal. I found this out the hard way with one breached card cancelled, and I then switched to another card that I never use, dont buy anything with it, to put in my Itunes record to replace the cancelled card. Maybe a restaurant server, an online purchase retailer hacker. Dont waste your time trying to contact the party that committed the fraud; theyll never give your money back. What happened on mine I got a $184.66 charge from my bank that didnt show on PayPal. As Ive stated before, I didnt use it except for the few purchases I made on Ebay. Accept. E-bay sent me a letter that the order had been compromised. But today, I get a notification that my Credit Card company received a response from PP*DawCafe and my credit card company said they are charging the amount back to me. Verification charge showed up like this: This Paypal 402-935-7733< was a legit charge. I then asekd to speak to a supervisor, and was told, my supervisor doesnt take calls! Im like really? The free trials of some Adobe products and services such as Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, or Adobe Stock automatically convert to a paid version after the trial period ends. I dont have a paypal account and didnt purchase anything. I think they are just listed as PAYPAL because they do accept PayPal. I hadnt used that account with PayPal for so many years the card info didnt even have valid exp date or security code. Someone opened a return request in eBay, which I approved. I dont even have a PAYPAL account however a couple years ago I used my DISCOVER card to purchase thru PAYPAL. I just got an unauthorized transaction on my bank account as PAYPAL *CHARTERAMGL 4029357733 TX, but doesnt show anything up on my paypal account. I ended up doing a search in my email for the amount listed, and it was an order Id placed with Republic of Tea using my Paypal account (now that they let you use Paypal). There was a charge of over $500 that recently appeared on my credit card statement listed as: PAYPAL *AGENNERT912 402-935-7733 CA 95131 US. This is complete fraud. These replies saying oh, I forgot I purchased something is crap. Someone with this number in CA hit my State Farm Bank credit card for over $700. It came through as Paypal because the person he paid uses Paypal. DON'T CLICK ON IT! Many factors affect your FICO Scores and the interest rates you may receive. If you have been reviewing your bank records or credit card statement, and have found what you believe to be an unauthorized charge or charges that shows Paypal and the phone number 402-935-7733, take a deep breath, and relax. I found its the price of an E-Book I bought from a Writer. Scams and fraudulent credit card charges are a common occurrence, especially while online shopping. I just received my credit card statement with the Paypal SarahFrance 402-935-7733CA in the mail yesterday. You are viewing the PayPal Community Archives. Turns out to be a legit airline tickets purchase for a date far into the future (hence, I forgot about the big purchase). !, folks! My bank is acting quickly and has blocked further purchases. Check your eBay account to see whether youve made any purchases with the same date and amount on the same day. That company was a dba for Tools for Flooring. I had two transactions on same day 4.15.14 for $99 & $98 dollars on a credit card never registered or used with PayPal. Just beware. . They are using paypal to process cards and it has nothing to do with your Paypal account. Aside from being short on funds on your PayPal account, here are some other common reasons why this number might appear on your credit card statement: PayPal merchants usually use PayPal as a middleman for both their and your online safety. Second I called my back and asked how they got access. Paypal took the transfer, but placed my transfer on hold!! 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. We have had to get new credit cards about four times in three years, thanks to scummy scammers who get hold of our number somehow, and make ridiculous charges. Made a donation to church online but forgot about it. Contact, DEBIT CARD PURCHASE NEWS LIMITED SURRY HILLS AUS, PURCHASE POS 126.72 BGN ON CARD ****9809 AT VTSUP.COM*GRIFFIN PU ON 01.03.2023, SFM*ROADSIDE ASSIST 800 947 077 AUTO CLUB. While this transaction or phone # used is associated with PayPal, the scammers have figured a way to use it anyhow. I was just looking at my checking account transactions online and noticed three separate charges similar to this example: PURCHASE AUTHORIZED ON 02/26 PAYPAL *REMIONLINE 402-935-7733 CA Two were for 11.50 and one for 11.51. My husbands credit card was charged many times around by OASISGAMESL 4029357733 until its cut because its full limit. I have reported it and put it in dispute. Thanks for the help from others who posted that theirs were legitimate eBay purchases. ? and explain how you can recognize and avoid fraudulent charges. As long as they are listed as Merchant Charge Amex shouldn't freak out right? If you have access to your PayPal account, check to see if theres a charge for the exact date and amount. No worries here. He thought hed get by with using it online, sike. I bought an item through an ebay store and its charge showed up with NRGROUPINC 402-935-7733 CA via paypal. And to those who seem to imply as though its okay, BS! After some digging, I found that it was something Id purchased on Ebay. DONT LISTEN TO ANYONE HERE SAYING THAT IT IS A LEGIT PURCHASE and your funds run out etc. This explanation is not entirely correct. Nothing suspicious shows in my Pay Pal account. Read along for some tips on how to recognize and avoid them. The agent did mention that whomever had done this had my billing address and security digits on the back of the card, and had asked if I had an email account listed with 163.comwhich I do not. and changed my Paypal password on the paypal site. Just because the vendor is legitimate does not mean that the charge is. Further information is available in our FICO Data Privacy Policy. I believe the confusion is that it says Paypal. IT IS FRAUD PEOPLE! The entry on my bank statement was PAYPAL *COLORADO. I have never been to Indiana, and if they were purchased online, where were these chairs delivered to? the support called me back from. Saw a similar charge and found this post glad I did because I was inspired to check. Pretty much what is happening to me now. Heres his email alexriv19977 at outlook.com. I have linked my Debit card to AirBnB to get payment & have $2 Debit put on this card under the same number as people above. This is how it appears, my a$$. There is usually minimal wait, if any, and staff is always on hand to assist. They are an ebay company. I just about fell out of my chair in disbelief, and laughter; when its those people banks (Paypal) is a bank, who are being caught money-laundering drug-money from Mexican cartels, of all people. It was a video card I bought back in May and then forgot the date of purchase. For the person who recently commented about paying for services on Twitter, I would suggest to never do it under friends and family because it makes it harder to get your money back from PayPal. The charge went through on May 05, 2016. If most folks think about it long enough, they are probably in the same boat. I often see Paypal charges I recognize but this one puzzled me I did a search with the phone number and your article came up. The one thing that raised a RED FLAG for me was when i saw the one purchase PAYPAL SHOPATRON 4029357733 CA but did research and found out that AUDIO-TECHNICA is partnered with SHOPATRON when dealing with purchases. Final answer: Legitimate. Reading all of the stories I was also skeptical of the individuals who forgot a transaction. I think they gained access through Ebay. I bought an item on eBay with a non-PayPal credit card. I called my credit card company and they were very proactive in helping me. I dont have a paypal account either. 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? I didnt recognize my charge on American Express account. Now, all that said, if you dont have a Paypal account, or have not used it during the time that the transaction occurred, and you also dont recall making a purchase that correlates to that entry (i.e. If PAYPAL is this lax with our credit card information I wont be buying from any site that uses PAYPAL. There was another for $10 but I guess my bank refused it or something or PayPal did initially bc it was credited (the $10 charge). Its this same phone number. This week two charges on my credit card for $200 each. I want the gloves since they are for Christmas. The transaction shows up on my Amex account as PP* Merchant Charge. If you absolutely cant recall making a purchase of that amount around the date listed, you can call the number listed and PayPal will work with you to figure out where the charge originated from so you can see whether it is valid or not. I just hope its some bull crap related to an online purchase for something she needed for school, could have possibly been one of those things people use in their IPhones to charge a credit-card for something.. Thats 1 of 2 only things in mind so far, will update asap =] .. 5186613966 Sat Nov 29 10:27:17 EST 2014 PAYPAL *LAWMANCOLLE 402-935-7733 US $6.85 $0.00. If Im not able to get a hold of the vendors, Ill just get the charges reversed. I dont even live on the west coast. Believe it. I was able to purchase an expensive software using my employee discount and I did use my paypal account for that purchase. They had the charge reversed the next day as VSA RTN VPS HOST 402-935-7733 FL FUNNY THING THOUGH, every charge made from my bank account since has been duplicated on my account. The company Xoom is not anything I would use today. If you dont have a PayPal account, then go through your email receipts that the vendors sent you. Problem 2 You used your BANK CARD to purchase from a vendor when PAYPAL did the the charge to my bank account was in fact a test to make sure paypal mobile Great stuff thanks all for clarifying that up for me. It was a company, E.J. This was a $28.86 partial charge to my credit card because the paypal balance was not enough to cover the purchase. I contacted the Paypal fraud department and verified someone (not me) had opened a Paypal account with an email address that is not mine, and used their Paypal account to fraudulently purchase an I-Pad with my credit card information, and had it shipped to an address in Ohio that is hundreds of miles from my home. Take a deep breath, and relax, Whaaat??? I just got took for $100.00 from my checking account by Paypal-Iamwierd. so my conclusion, is this number is NO GOOD.I wouldnt trust it. Headquarters. So I find a charge for $50 something dollars to a Mark Paypal. Nice name. I placed an order to an auto parts company. BULLSHIT. spent 1hour on the phone to be asked what my entire CC# was because they cant find transaction. It turned out the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (their boat registration) does their billing through a California company. PP*EPHRAIM INC. PP*EXCLUSIVELY 402-9 NY. The thing is, I have 4 credit cards, and only two of them have ever been linked to PayPal. I have my Amex Plat. Im assuming they just had my credit card number and used Paypal as a diversion?? I contacted my bank and had the card cancelled and am currently dealing with their fraud department to have the charge reversed. Mine is a fraud for sure $200 for a photographer on our Health Savings Acct I dont think so! The comments by Scott on 5/20 and Bob on 7/8 were true for my case. I advised PayPal was asking for the last four digits of AE card. Someone somewhere is likely making a killing off this. FRAUD!!! 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. My last Pay Pal criminal organization transaction was with Pay Pals client SZ Technology SA a criminal outfit in Hong Kong China, and they kept the money, never again contacted me, and never sent the product. Paypal is returning my stolen funds and my credit union closed and reissued my debit card. FTC's website on credit. PayPal purchase 8882211161 San Jose,CA charge has been reported as unauthorized by 70 users, 10 users recognized the charge as safe. I had linked with paypal but with an earlier card and cancelled that card so I was sure that I didnt have a paypal account. Many times, someone will run a credit card through Paypal because its the only way they have to charge the credit card. I also got two robot calls from my bank leaving a message about suspicious purchases on my bank account, but only because the number 4029357733 is on their suspicious fraud watch list. This was recently (March 2013) used to post a load of charges on my paypal account. My bank has now reimbursed me for all of these fraudulent charges. What a relief to find this out! Whew. Just to let people know, this may be a valid charge, but not like described above. Im sorry for those who truly have been scammed. Someone explain this to me. IMO as long as your purchases are normal you have nothing to worry about. I see comments about how this is a legit charge from paypal for not having funds on a paypal account for a purchase I DO NOT use paypal for anything (why i have a account I dont know) This is a fraud charge. ME, TOO. i found several charge with tha tnumber , amount vari from 12 to 150 , and no transaction correposnding, search on google and we saw many compliant same number and different commercial name. 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. It seems a little odd to me that the only thing that seems to differ is the name of the store. 402-935-7733. I couldnt remember going through Pay Pal at all for charge that showed as PAYPAL *REMOTE 4029357733, but then I remembered it was around the time I bought a new fob for my truck. If not, then report it to your bank and get a new card etc. But this might be a clearing house kind of operation for small non-profits??? This is disappointed, irresponsible. I dont have Paypal either. Mine was listed as jasmineflo what ever that is. If so, please share below! The charge on my account was legitimate. So I checked Etsy and realized that something I had purchased from the Ukraine was the exact same amount. So, the charges were legit, just dont know why they ended up where they did. ), I told him flat out, but not rudelyits none of your business! OTHPG 720816702326PAYPAL *BEIJINGKUNL 4029357733 for Rs 6,975.31. At first I could not remember what I had purchased so left a message for Paypal to call me. Biggest stakes: Derby preps Tampa Bay Derby, Sam F Davis . So what I want to know is how someone managed to transact a $390 debit through PayPal with a card number associated with another account which actually expired in February and was not updated with the new expiration date? First seen on February 18, 2015, Last updated on April 21, 2018 Do you know what the source of this charge is? They gifted themselves $247. They had to cancel that card and re-issue new cards. When i called the # it was a recording wanting the last 4 og social or information. Total fraud, have the credit card removed from your paypal account. For me it was a charge from Paypal for a refund that we had issued. Required fields are marked *. Ive made previous purchases previously, this hasnt happened and have had no problem. I used my other credit card. My statement just shows Pending Transaction PP* MERCHANT CHARGE G000GHG8 SAN JOSE, CA when I request. This can happen regardless of whether you have a PayPal, Online donations are a common thing in Canada. I had to cancel my card and keep an eye on my bank account. It derives from hacking of iphone with cc number that is on file in appstore via Apple Itunes. I remember seeing that Amex cards and PP are kinda iffy because how it can look like MS. My transactions are for actual things. Whats more, making charitable donations is an excellent, Moreover, if you do have a PayPal account, but none of the above-mentioned reasons fills in the gaps then. Another myth commonly stated. Can anyone help me find out why and who is responsible for such Transactions where money is literally stolen without the consent of account holder. The card that received the charge wasnt associated with my account, however my wife confirmed that the small business she made a purchase from did use PayPal on their side but went to her/my credit card. I am being refunded in a few days, but the merchant will likely be out that money. Wells Fargo is horrible. Whatever, it was a legitimate charge. Ridiculous! Lawsuit ? I remember seeing that Amex cards and PP are kinda iffy because how it can look like MS. My transactions are for actual things. did 2 things 1] I contacted my bank & they cancelled the Visa card [ the bank has turned this over to their Fraud Investigators. Etc. 99.99 three times . 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. I am just glad my account was not hacked. Anyone else having this problem please? PP*MICHELLE@ATTICJOURNALS. I am a merchant and I provide a service and the customer paid me and the customer did not have a paypal account but yet when they checked their bank or credit card statement it was showing a charge from Paypal. In my case, that wasnt true! The credit card charge "MARK PAYPAL SAN JOSE" was first recorded on July 06, 2015. Definitely a scam. I am in agreement with Wayno. 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