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"Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - Kyng - 07-10-2018

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44783779
 PayPal wrote to a woman who had died of cancer saying her death had breached its rules and that it might take legal action as a consequence.

The firm has since acknowledged that the letter was "insensitive", apologised to her widower, and begun an inquiry into how it came to be sent.

The matter came to light after her bereaved husband contacted the BBC.

He said he wanted to make other organisations aware how distressing automated messages could be.

Lindsay Durdle died on 31 May aged 37.
 


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Wow, what a ridiculous letter. If this was some kind of joke, whoever sent this ought to be very ashamed of themselves. Or, if it was a glitch, how the heck did it happen?!


RE: "Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - Mozzie - 07-11-2018

Doesn't surprise me really, they are a bunch of dicks, all they are interested in is money, goes to show that thy have ni interest in those who use it and it is owned by ebay so that explains a lot


RE: "Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - MegaphoneStallone - 07-11-2018

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RE: "Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - Eremurus - 07-11-2018

That's ****ed up. You'd have a lawsuit coming out of your ass.

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RE: "Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - Deleted User 8 - 07-11-2018

(07-11-2018, 01:51 AM)Mozzie Wrote: all they are interested in is money
Same with most other companies these days ^o)


RE: "Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - MegaphoneStallone - 07-11-2018

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RE: "Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - Deleted User 8 - 07-11-2018

Probably, but it's a ruthless tactic. As if Microsoft were harsh enough for the way they operate.


RE: "Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - Dapocalypse - 07-11-2018

Legal action against a dead person??


RE: "Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - Kyng - 07-11-2018

Well, here in the UK, it is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. I have no idea how they'd enforce that, but it's not a completely unprecedented situation :P .


RE: "Death breaches our rules" - PayPal - Dapocalypse - 07-11-2018

I think this is more of those odd things rather than a "cash grab" seeing as they cant charge any money from a dead person.