Paypal

[whistonian]

I have not used Paypal for sometime.I have just received an email from Paypal saying that if i do not use it by th 13th dec . I will be charged an inactive account charge of 10dollars. Is this genuine or a scam ?

[bednobs]

scam

[bobbinwales]

Look at the email headers raw message and youll see if wasn't PayPal.

[goodgoalie]

Looks genuine:
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/10/paypal-to-introduce-p12-yr-fee-for--inactive--accounts---act-now/

[THECORBYLOON]

https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/what-is-the-inactivity-fee-faq4427

[Khandro]

I had one yesterday, the email address looked genuine & I can't see how a scam would work anyway by going into your own account with your own passwords & using their service.

[bobbinwales]

^As long as you go in via your normal sign in not there email link

[Khandro]

bob, there was no email link on mine, that's why I say there can't be a scam involved.

Paypal have been losing a large amount of customers through their 'woke' policies of closing accounts; people like Toby Young's Free Speech Union, just because someone in Silicon Valley didn't like what someone had said resulting in lots of people closing their accounts in protest, - they have now reinstated the account.

[bobbinwales]

If no link then as you say it can't be a scam...either genuine or mischeovous. Still best to log into paypal

[whistonian]

Thanks for all your replies,I cannot log on to Paypal as they have a very old phone number,over 10 years. I have rung them but having been kept waiting 40 min. I hung up.

[Meaghan27]

Its not a scam.

https://www.paypal.com/re/smarthelp/article/what-is-the-inactivity-fee-(eu-countries)-faq4427

[Old_Geezer]

I don't recall agreeing to any inactivity fee. If it's not a normal scam,then maybe it's a PayPal one.

[Meaghan27]

It's nothing you can opt out of, it's part of the T&T's of having a PayPal account. I got an email about it some time ago. I use PayPal for most online transactions so have never been charged an inactivity fee.

[davebro]

I do use Paypal occasionally so wouldn't be liable for the inactivity fee. To be sure of avoiding it just pay a small annual subscription of some sort via Paypal which then comes out of your linked bank or credit card account.

[Hopkirk]

... or close the account.

[Bazile]

So , what are the advantages of using PP?

[Hopkirk]

If you pay by PayPal, the person you are paying never gets your credit card details - reassuring if you aren't convinced they are reputable.