Matt Molnar
2009-03-01, 12:55 PM
Consumerist:
PayPal Charges $81,400,836,908 For $26 Tank Of Gas (http://consumerist.com/5162108/paypal-charges-81400836908-for-26-tank-of-gas?skyline=true&s=x)
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By Carey, 4:00 PM on Sat Feb 28 2009
Juan Zamora fed his 1994 Chevy Camaro $26 worth of gas, a transaction for which PayPal charged his debit card $81,400,836,908. Unsurprisingly, PayPal saw nothing wrong with the charge and demanded that Juan prove that he didn't actually buy $81.4 billion worth of gas.
He only learned of the astounding figure when he received an email later that afternoon informing him that his debit card, which started out with $90 on it, was maxed out.
Initially, Mr. Zamora thought it must've been a joke. But after contacting PayPal customer service he was surprised to see that the company treated it as anything but a laughing matter.
"Somebody from a foreign country who spoke in broken English argued with me for 10 to 15 minutes," Zamora said. " ‘Did you get the gas?' he asked. Like I had to prove that I didn't pump $81,400,836,908 in gas!"
He would have needed more than 3 billion fill-ups of the amount he actually pumped into his tank in order to reach that outrageous sum. [Full Article (http://consumerist.com/5162108/paypal-charges-81400836908-for-26-tank-of-gas?skyline=true&s=x)]
PayPal Charges $81,400,836,908 For $26 Tank Of Gas (http://consumerist.com/5162108/paypal-charges-81400836908-for-26-tank-of-gas?skyline=true&s=x)
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/2009/02/custom_1235854071571_MidAirRefueling.jpg
By Carey, 4:00 PM on Sat Feb 28 2009
Juan Zamora fed his 1994 Chevy Camaro $26 worth of gas, a transaction for which PayPal charged his debit card $81,400,836,908. Unsurprisingly, PayPal saw nothing wrong with the charge and demanded that Juan prove that he didn't actually buy $81.4 billion worth of gas.
He only learned of the astounding figure when he received an email later that afternoon informing him that his debit card, which started out with $90 on it, was maxed out.
Initially, Mr. Zamora thought it must've been a joke. But after contacting PayPal customer service he was surprised to see that the company treated it as anything but a laughing matter.
"Somebody from a foreign country who spoke in broken English argued with me for 10 to 15 minutes," Zamora said. " ‘Did you get the gas?' he asked. Like I had to prove that I didn't pump $81,400,836,908 in gas!"
He would have needed more than 3 billion fill-ups of the amount he actually pumped into his tank in order to reach that outrageous sum. [Full Article (http://consumerist.com/5162108/paypal-charges-81400836908-for-26-tank-of-gas?skyline=true&s=x)]