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I bought Yakuza 0 on this forum and now my PayPal is under investigation

Wolf of Yharnam

Wolf of Yharnam

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So I wanted to buy a Yakuza 0 key from the new Humble Bundle in the BTS thread. Found a great buyer, I sent the money, got the key. No problems there

Then the trouble started. I got an Email that the transaction is under investigation and it could take up to 72 hours until it goes through. Never happened to me, but ok. I informed the seller about the problem and he says he sees the transaction as pending in his account. I went to bed thinking it's gonna go through the next morning.

Now I woke up to an Email from PayPal that my account is under investigation and restricted. It could even get closed if I wouldn't respond in a timely matter. Wtf!

Why? Well, because I put the name of the game in the transaction description like I always do. And as we all know there's a criminal organization with the same name. Then I realized it. Oh no, I fucked up.

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Now I had to write them about the transaction and details about the use of the name in their Resolution center. I explained the situation fully and am waiting for a response. It's pretty weird though that your account can get flagged for a simple description of the product you buy. Let this be a warning if you buy a Yakuza 0 key and pay with PayPal. Don't write it in the description.

Anyone else that had a similar problem with PayPal? How did it go?

Edit: Success!
They just reactivated the account and the money went through.

I'm surprised PayPal resolved the issue so fast. Good job to the support. I learned my lesson though, never use a game name in the description again
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.exe

.exe

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Oct 25, 2017
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Heh. Like having a Giant Bomb sticker on your luggage.

If you used friends & family for that transaction you might still have a problem btw. I dunno how strict PayPal is with its policy on that though.
 
Error 52

Error 52

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Nov 1, 2017
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I was expecting to go into this thread calling you an idiot and I'm in it calling you an idiot for a completely different reason.

Funny story, regardless. And to be fair, I can see myself making a mistake like this.
 
Bansai

Bansai

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Oct 28, 2017
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Hahaha, lol.

I'm sure every criminal organization uses their name in all of their transactions, good on you PayPal for being so diligent, lmao.
 
Kain

Kain

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The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
7,604
Kazuma would kick the shit of the PayPal people if he found out
 
kaputt

kaputt

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Oct 27, 2017
1,205
Someone in PayPal now must be "we did it, finally caught those motherfuckers!!!"
 

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Oct 27, 2017
9,377
Same thing happened to me. Don't sweat it.
 
SmokingBun

SmokingBun

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Oct 29, 2017
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Christ almighty , is PayPal run by dodderring seniors? can't they Google these names and phrases?
 
Wing Scarab

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SmokingBun said:
Christ almighty , is PayPal run by dodderring seniors? can't they Google these names and phrases?
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WTF does this even mean? Not everything revolves around gaming. Outside of forums and a few casual gamers, Yakuza isn't known as a gaming series. If you go on Google and do a search, the first page is about the criminal organisation.
 
SmokingBun

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massoluk said:
PayPal do millions and millions of transactions every day, they have program doing this stuffs looking for key words like these. They had to do it because of the law
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Sure, an automated system flags it but then real people are involved in the investigation correct? I would assume a quick Google would result in them realizing its just a game and then clearing the transaction.

Something similar happened with me when I first purchased games from Steam in India. My Citibank account got locked, One phone call, told them what steam was, they cleared it as a trusted site and never had a problem since
 
Zero-ELEC

Zero-ELEC

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Oct 25, 2017
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Ah yes, the organised crime organisation, the Yakuzee Zero. Known for signing their criminal transactions with their name.
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Mind if I ask what "nico nico nii" is?
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Short answer: Catchphrase of a child idol called Nico from Love Live.

Long answer:

Either way, definitely worth getting flagged and investigated.
 
KillLaCam

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Oct 25, 2017
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That's pretty funny. But I don't think Yakuza would label their transactions as "Yakuza" especially in English. Gonna buy Yakuza 6 and name it "Yamaguchi gumi" too see what happens
 
SmokingBun

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Wing Scarab said:
WTF does this even mean? Not everything revolves around gaming. Outside of forums and a few casual gamers, Yakuza isn't known as a gaming series. If you go on Google and do a search, the first page is about the criminal organisation.
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I assume they would know where the money went and to how much ? A few bucks to something called Humble Bundle which they would see is just an online game store. Honestly if they suspect criminal activity, they should check for false positives first without user even knowing
 
ty_hot

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A friend of mine made a transfer in the USA to another friend called Iran, the bank locked the account and he was greated with the police (?) asking him why he is sending money to Iran... Then he had to get copies of Iran's passport to show that it's a name not a country lol
 
Mechaplum

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Haha...it should be fine OP, after awhile. This reminds of the time I sent some money back to my parents years ago via wire and named the transaction "Oto-san". Turns out I too got investigated by US authorities as the service wired it via Bank of America or something. They thought it was a code word for some Yakuza. Spent a few weeks laughing and crying but eventually was let through after I sent some declaration and documents.
 
SmokingBun

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ty_hot said:
A friend of mine made a transfer in the USA to another friend called Iran, the bank locked the account and he was greated with the police (?) asking him why he is sending money to Iran... Then he had to get copies of Iran's passport to show that it's a name not a country lol
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Now I'm gonna send my sister money with the description "Bin Laden Chan" just to see what happens
 
YuSuzzune

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Nov 21, 2018
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Of course if a real Yakuza would transfer money via Paypal he would put the world "Yakuza" in the transaction. This anti-fraud system is smart.
 
spineduke

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Oct 25, 2017
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Paypal are notorious for reacting to whatever keywords you put in the description. I've heard this story way too many times already. It's pretty obvious real yakuza wouldn't do it this way, but don't let anyone at Paypal tell you better.
 
NCLI

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Zero-ELEC said:
Ah yes, the organised crime organisation, the Yakuzee Zero. Known for signing their criminal transactions with their name.
Short answer: Catchphrase of a child idol called Nico from Love Live.

Either way, definitely worth getting flagged and investigated.
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Child idol? Really? She's supposed to be 17 at the time the events of the series take place.

I also really don't see why it warrants a flag. What it means should be pretty obvious from a quick search.
 
Basarili

Basarili

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Oct 27, 2017
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Yakuza one of my favorite games and this thread made my day. Hopefully it will be resolved and keep us updated on it.
 
Francesco

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Nov 22, 2017
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I once Venmoed a friend saying "Cuban restaurant" and my account was under investigation for over a year.
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Oinone

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Mtn. Ida right of Troy / But mainly Germany
Dude made a transaction saying "weapon-grade plutonium". Getting him a letter of his bank, saying they assume it to be a joke because of the small amount of money, but if he ever does something like this again, they may close his account.
I'm always tempt to use some stupid shit when transfering money to my mom, but in the end I never did. Wise decision I guess. No fun allowed. :p
 
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