{"id":13328,"date":"2020-02-24T20:03:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=13328"},"modified":"2024-10-05T20:53:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T18:53:26","slug":"fraud-unauthorized-google-pay-debits-at-paypal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2020\/02\/24\/fraud-unauthorized-google-pay-debits-at-paypal\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud: Unauthorized Google Pay debits at Paypal"},"content":{"rendered":"

[German<\/a>]Currently (German) PayPal customers seem to be increasingly victims of unauthorized debits for fake orders via Google Pay. The payment target are Target and Starbucks shops in the USA. Here is some information what I found out.<\/p>\n

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1000 Euro debit via Google Pay<\/h2>\n

\"\"I first became aware of the problem this morning in German site Golem through this article<\/a>. In the (German) PayPal forum, for example, there is this German-language thread<\/a> \u2013 here's my translation.<\/p>\n

High debit after Google Pay payment<\/p>\n

Hello,
\ni paid a parking ticket for 6\u20ac with GooglePay and this was also charged to my credit card. Only a short time later I got a debit of 6,47\u20ac from IWCWJQAUNHKLALD FUQNI and half an hour later 646,75\u20ac from TARGET T-0762 . I did not initiate any of the payments, [\u2026]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the thread there are more than 40 responses in which interested parties express similar views. Debits have been initiated via Google Pay, with information about the payee pointing to TARGET and Starbucks branches in the USA. Here is an affected party:<\/p>\n

Subject: High charge after Google Pay payment<\/p>\n

Hello, I have exactly the same problem with Target T – 2475 (When I enter it in Google a Starbucks appears in NY?!?!??) with 461.96\u20ac wants to debit. Also initiated via GooglePay.<\/p>\n

Can also not open a case with PayPal itself and have reported the problem to GooglePay. There was the test can take up to 10 days.<\/p>\n

The debited contributions range from 500 to 1,000 euros or even more. Theoretically, test debits of 1 euro cents could also occur if fraudsters test the debit procedure via Google Pay. There are also threads like this one in the Google Pay forum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The premiums charged range from 500 to 1,000 euros or even more. Theoretically, test debits of 1 euro cent could also occur if fraudsters test the debit procedure via Google Pay. There are also threads like this one in German Google Pay forum.<\/p>\n

External access to my account, unauthorised payments<\/p>\n

Hello, everybody,<\/p>\n

I have a question and that is 5 payments were made today on my Google Pay account which are not from me. The payments were most likely made in the USA in various stores.<\/p>\n

Has anyone ever had such an experience and did you get your money back?<\/p>\n

Thanks in advance for your answers<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The following screenshot from the Google Pay forum was taken by one of the affected people and lists some of these ominous payment requests.<\/p>\n

\"Paypal:
\n(Paypal: Unauthorised TARGET debits, Google Pay Forum)<\/p>\n

Google has collected information on this page<\/a> on how to dispute unauthorised payments. And there's this Google contact form<\/a> for Google Pay help. .<\/p>\n

Mysterious: Google didn't see the debits<\/h2>\n

German site Golem states that Google redirects affected persons to Paypal as the payment service provider, where thy should clarify or cancel the debits. According to the above quotes from the Paypal forum, however, those affected cannot open a case with PayPal for the purpose of payment clarification. Golem writes that Google itself, according to information from several users, cannot do anything against these debit fraud. One user was told that the debits could not be seen in the Google Pay account.<\/p>\n

Cancel with Paypal, remove Google Pay<\/h2>\n

Golem says that users should report payments to Paypal and can cancel them there. The problem here is that the cancellation is only possible when the debit is actually made (would explain why the people concerned state above that no case can be opened with Paypal).