Called About PayPal Debit Card
I just received a call from PayPal (CSR was named Francis) about them wanting to send me a debit card and whether I had any questions about it. I told them I wasn’t interested, he thanked me for my time and said they’d cancel the card, and bid me good day. At first I thought it was a phishing attempt of some kind but the individual didn’t ask for any information at all.
A little digging and I saw that the number, 402 935 7733, is actually a verified Paypal number according to Paypalsucks.com, so it looks like it was legit.
Geeze, I thought it was annoying I had to click “SKIP MESSAGE” every freaking time I logged into Paypal (I’ve said no to the debit card about 230948203498230 times now), but now they call? Unebelievable.
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Caller ID numbers are spoofable, so I wouldn’t trust that for authentication.
Are you sure you don’t want that Paypal debit card? It’s a really great deal you know.
- Paypal
LOL!
Hi,
I want to thank you for making me laugh. PayPal, the company that is so load to handle your problems properly and doesn’t give out phone numbers, is actually calling people? LOL!
I have had a Paypal debit card since they introduced it.
I also took advantage of their cash back program. Today they pay 1% on credit card purchases [I am grandfathered in at 1 1/2%], if you sign up for that program - no cost.
You earn the cashback immediately at the time of purchase.
Only caveat is that it has to be a credit card purchase and not a debit, where a ‘PIN’ has been entered.
On a another note - my paypal balance is earning 5%+, paid monthly. Just have to sign up for it.
Since I do a lot of shopping on ebay, it was a nobrainer.
I can’t imagine using paypal that much. The interest that we make on unused balances is nice.
The average return on the PayPal fund is only 3% and you can lose money. Your much better off throwing it into a 5% savings account.
Thanks for the head’s up. i hadn’t left a lot of $ in there, yet, but i was planning to keep more.
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