I’m not understanding the point of PP since I’m learning (the hard way) that PP DOES NOT protect your payment method information. I got notice of a charge to a website through my PayPal but I had not made a purchase there. PayPal said they could do nothing, I’d have to ask the merchant for a refund. Lowe’s.com, the merchant, said they could not issue a refund without the order number or phone number associated with the charge. They kept insisting I was fine since they didn’t see any charge on my account with them - right, I didn’t make a purchase, but very real money came out of my bank account THROUGH PP. Now, my bank is telling me my bank account/debit card is compromised because of the fraudulent PP charge. How is that possible if the entire PP purpose is to make purchases and PROTECT your payment info?
