they don't need to give you anything. If they did, they would violate thier client's/the suspect's fourth amendment rights and could really get fucked up the ass by the client/suspect (he would win that suit.) Paypal is not at fault because some jackass did something illigal. As far as they are concerned, they report the fraud or whatever to the feds and give them what THEY need. If paypal is the complaining party, the feds don't need a warrent or anything (paypal gives them it all freely). If YOU complain to the feds, and then they need information from paypal, then a warrant is nessisary.
There is no law saying they need to supply you anything, and more-so you have no right entitling you to it.
Besides -- wtf would you do with the information? If the suspect goes to trial then most of the information will become public domain anyways, so if it's a civil suit you are after, you can get it then.
ALSO ***
The EXACT same thing just happened to my friend. It just so happens that it was MY E-Bay account and Paypal account he used to sell the stuff. He sold some gay artifact from Doom for 800 bucks. The money came, then went to my bank account, and now my paypal balance is -775 bucks because of a reversal. The guy, whom I have his name, adress, and phone number, claims that he did not make that purchase. I called him up and spoke with him. Sadly enough, I believe him. If for any reason I change my mind, I can always go break his kneecaps ^^.
But that's not the point. The guy who jacked my friend lives in New York, New York. I know his name, but his phone number is evasive. I'll get him shortly. While proving he is the guilty party in court would be hard, scaring the shit out of him should be easy. Also, I'm pretty sure he lives with his father (he is 19) so I'm willing to be that if his dad knew what the punk was doing he would be fucked (felony?). Finding out these peoples information took 2 hours and a brain. Paypal didn't give me shit.
the end
Last edited by [LoD]Goldmund; 02/25/04 12:35 PM.
