Paypal investgation! Is the question false and being used for spam?

Question

I have just seen a few questions from a so called PC Patel each with EXACTLY the same wording and the EXACT same answer from the same person each time.
However, I have just logged onto the met Police Website and looked under their fraud section and NOTHING about PayPal is on there.
If this information is not to be made public yet for fear of PayPal finding out, why has PC Patel posted the information?
Perhaps we should report him to the Met Police and they can investigate him!
What does everyone else think?

Maybe I should explain further. "PC Patel" is claiming that PayPal is under fraud investigation and that he is a member of the investigating team. This is then ALWAYS answered with the same person answering with links to another company similar to PayPal.

Also thought I should add that I work in the Criminal Justice System and so I am aware that if something is under investigation, it is always kept very private until the investigation is resolved.

Answer 1

who cares if PC Patel is a paste freak and what does it have to do with PayPal ?( the online payment service used mostly by E-Bay ?) OK search for P C Patel on answers shows 0 hits what are u talking about THANKS its ok ----old news and a religious pub no news here as a PayPal user i am relieved

Answer 2

If he is claiming to be a PC then I would inform the police as it is obvious he is impersonating an offier of the law! which is not taken likely by the police! it is also obvious that it is a scam and you can either inform paypal security or send to [e-mail] don't know paypals off hand so look at thier site for info!

All incoming emails have an IP address attached so they can be traced to the network and domain that they originate from so I would give the original email to the police.

Answer 3

well if you work in the criminal justice dept haven't you got enough logic to realise that it is probably a load of bulls**t.

Do you believe everything you read. Do you honestly think a real PC will come on here using his real rank and name and talk about an open investigation..

go back to law school

Answer 4

I think they shoukd be investigated along with ebay. I keep getting emails asking me whether I accept paypal and when I contact ebay they tell me its spam and I 've even had a third party hack into my account and use my details so it's not as safe as they tell you.

Answer 5

Don't ever let any one tell you their from Paypal or ebay.Their is alot of people out there that are truly scam "ARTISTS".On ebay if you read everything unless you see on your moniter thier adress don't respond to any email, for it is fraud.Turn the people in if you feel you have a case i will help.Look at my 360 drop by any time or IM me.

Answer 6

I think it could not hurt , I found this as well check it out . Nothing else though , it could hurt paypal if a rumor like that got out and also if it is not true whoever started it ,wouldnt they be doing slander?
PAYPAL UNDER INVESTIGATION:

COULD DESTROY THEIR ONLINE BUSINESS



By

Neal Horsley





(Christian Gallery News Service, April 2, 2003) A U.S. Attorney's office has alleged that PayPal violated laws regarding the processing of online gambling payments, and is asking parent company eBay to hand over nine months of the gambling-related earnings in settlement. eBay, which acquired PayPal in October, has halted the practice of processing online gambling payments. The company also issued a filing in which it says the most recent controversy could hit the service hard. PayPal stated, “"Any finding of a civil or criminal violation by PayPal, or potentially any settlement, could also endanger PayPal's ability to obtain, maintain or renew money transmitter licenses in jurisdictions where it requires such licenses to operate, which would materially harm our business," according to the filing.

You do not have to be a business expert to understand that if a company like PayPal cannot “obtain, maintain or renew money transmitter licenses” when they are in the business of transmitting money, then that company is in danger of being destroyed.

When I encountered this news about PayPal I was thrust into a dangerous temptation situation, one that I think might be instructive for anyone trying to actually obey the Lord Jesus Christ.

Let me explain. PayPal made itself my personal enemy and the enemy of the teaching ministry I am a part of when it first refused to allow me to sell my books, etc. through their PayPal online stores. Later, when PayPal literally seized my online bank account and refused to process payments of any kind for me or Pathway Communications, the company I own, I realized that PayPal, as a company, was determined to use its awesome online de facto banking monopoly to stop effective Christian teachers, like me, from maximizing their Internet ministries.

Anyone who knows how much time and effort PayPal has spent trying to keep me from doing business on the Internet can understand why I was tempted to be delighted when I heard that PayPal, this huge multibillion dollar corporation, was in danger of being destroyed by its own greed. But God gave me the grace to resist that temptation by reminding me that my rejoicing over PayPal’s troubles was the worst thing I could do, especially if I really wanted to see them pay the last penny for all the trouble they have caused me and all the other Christians like myself who PayPal has censored for doing nothing but attempting to obey the Lord Jesus Christ
http://www.christiangallery.com/paypalinvestigated.htm
PayPal - item was purchased a year ago and was valued upto £1200.00 - received a email from paypal that transaction is potential fraud and is currently under investigation and is in pending reversal
http://www.complaints.com/directory/2004/june/21/16.htm

Answer 7

never heard of a police investigation by email. ask for his number, where he is stationed and where he got your email address from. he is at least impersonating a police officer. report him asap. phone the police now if i was you he could be a fraudster.